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Loxoscelism. experience in 200 patients
, 2021 Background:Loxoscelism is an important public health problem in Chile and South America, due to the higher rate of cutaneous-visceral involvement. The diagnosis of loxoscelism is mostly clinical without established diagnostic criteria.
Valle, Elizabeth +5 more
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Baseline characteristics of patients with loxoscelism.
, 2022 Baseline characteristics of patients with loxoscelism.
Christina T. G. Novaes (13961817) +8 more
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Media framing of spiders may exacerbate arachnophobic sentiments
People and Nature, Volume 2, Issue 4, Page 1145-1157, December 2020., 2020 Abstract Spiders are able to arouse strong emotional reactions in humans. While spider bites are statistically rare events, our perception is skewed towards the potential harm spiders can cause to humans. Nevertheless, there is still limited understanding of the role of the media in spreading (mis)information about them thereby promoting this distorted
Stefano Mammola +4 more
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Renal Autotransplantation After Yang-Monti Neoureter Procedure: Surgical Case Report and Brief Literature Review. [PDF]
Case Rep UrolPurpose Ureteral strictures are a well‐documented pathology in urology, commonly resulting from congenital anomalies, iatrogenic injury, or other acquired conditions such as infection, trauma, or radiation. While ischemic and nonischemic strictures are recognized, bilateral idiopathic ureteral strictures remain rare, particularly when associated with ...
Anderson RM, Chang A, Baas W.
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The Health Status of Horses Used for at Least Six Complete Cycles of Loxoscelic Antivenom Production
Toxins, 2023 Antivenom production against Loxosceles venom relies on horses being immunized and bled for plasma harvest. One horse can partake in several cycles of antivenom production, which will require years of constant venom and adjuvant inoculation and bleeding.
Ana Luísa Soares de Miranda +7 more
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Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2012 The loxoscelism is the most serious form of arachnidism in Brazil. The genus Loxosceles comprises more than 100 species of spiders in African and American continents. In Brazil, they are known as brown spiders.
Ricardo Marques Frezza
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Loxoscelism leading to penile necrosis
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021 Gabriel Chahade Sibanto Simões +2 more
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Forty Years of the Description of Brown Spider Venom Phospholipases-D
Toxins, 2020 Spiders of the genus Loxosceles, popularly known as Brown spiders, are considered a serious public health issue, especially in regions of hot or temperate climates, such as parts of North and South America.
Luiza Helena Gremski +9 more
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Cutaneous loxoscelism predominantly edematous. Case report
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2022 The spider bite of the genus Loxosceles is a public health problem in regions of Latin America. In Peru, it occurs more frequently in homes in the coastal region and could have serious consequences, including death in the case of cutaneous and visceral ...
Consuelo Luna-Muñoz +3 more
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Spider Bite: A Rare Case of Acute Necrotic Arachnidism with Rapid and Fatal Evolution
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016 The spider bites are quite frequent and often resolve quickly without leaving outcomes; only some species are capable of causing necrotic and systematic lesions in humans. Among them, we should mention the genus Loxosceles. The venom released from the spider bite of Loxosceles species is composed of proteins, enzymes, and nonenzymatic polypeptides. The
Mario Pezzi +6 more
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