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Acute compartment syndrome as a complication of cutaneous loxoscelism mainly edematous [PDF]

, 2020
El síndrome compartimental agudo (SCA) es el aumento de la presión en un espacio osteofascial cerrado. Esto reduce la presión capilar bajo el nivel necesario para la viabilidad de los tejidos del compartimento.
Albornoz Garrido, Claudia, Jara Contreras, Rocío, Andrades Cvitanic, Patricio, Danilla Enei, Stefan, Erazo Cortes, Cristian, Castillo Toro, Celso, Valdés Arrieta, María, Sepúlveda Pereira, Sergio   +7 more
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Loxoscelism and negative pressure wound therapy (vacuum‐assisted closure): an experimental study

International Wound Journal, Volume 7, Issue 6, Page 488-492, December 2010., 2010
Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles) bites cause lesions ranging from chronic necrotic ulcers to acute life‐threatening sepsis. Based on our experience in treating acute and chronic wounds with negative pressure, we postulated that vacuum‐assisted closure (VAC) would be valuable in this application.
S Lindsey Wong, Andrew M Schneider, Louis C Argenta, Michael J Morykwas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protective Effectiveness of an Immunization Protocol Against the Toxic Effects of Loxosceles intermedia Venom in Rabbits

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Loxosceles spp. (brown spiders) bites are responsible for the development of a syndrome consisting mainly of dermonecrotic lesions, and also systemic effects.
Ana Luísa Soares de Miranda, Sabrina de Almeida Lima, Ana Flávia Machado Botelho, Marco Túlio Gomes Campos, Camila Eckstein, João Carlos Minozzo, Carlos Delfin Chávez-Olórtegui, Benito Soto-Blanco   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Loxosceles rufescens

, 2023
Published as part of Al-Khazali, Azhar Mohammed, Kachel, Hamid Saeid, Zamani, Alireza & Hussen, Fenik Sherzad, 2023, An updated and annotated checklist of the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Iraq, pp.
Al-Khazali, Azhar Mohammed, Kachel, Hamid Saeid, Zamani, Alireza, Hussen, Fenik Sherzad   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Negative pressure wound therapy: treating a venomous insect bite

International Wound Journal, Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 88-92, March 2007., 2007
Abstract Reports of spider bites appear throughout North America. Bites associated with the brown recluse spider (Loxosceles recluse) cause serious medical complications because the venom of this spider contains a powerful necrotising agent with the potential to cause severe cutaneous necrosis.
Michael S Miller, Marta Ortegon, Cheryl McDaniel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Loxoscelismo sistémico en un paciente epiléptico

, 2020
Loxoscelism is the clinical problem produced by the bite of a spider of the genus Loxosceles. The most severe presentation is systemic loxoscelism that can compromise the patient’s life if itis not diagnosed and treated in time.
Garcia-Perdomo, H.A., Pichardo-Rodriguez, R., Zegarra del Rosario-Alvarado, S., del Carpio-Yañez, V.A., Grandez-Urbina, J.A., Saavedra-Velasco, M.   +5 more
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Cutaneous-visceral loxoscelism due to spider bite Loxosceles laeta in children: associated factors

, 2023
El objetivo del estudio fue determinar los factores asociados al loxoscelismo cutáneo-visceral en niños por mordedura de araña Loxosceles laeta. La investigación fue retrospectiva, observacional y longitudinal.
Juárez S., Rosa, Hernández I., Henry, Valderrama P., Aldo   +2 more
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Integrative taxonomy reveals first record of Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820) (Araneae, Sicariidae) in the Philippines [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
The spider family Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880 represented by the synanthropic Mediterranean recluse spider, Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820), is reported in the Philippines for the first time, based on morphological and molecular data.
Aimee Lynn Barrion-Dupo, Ireneo Lit, Jr., Camille Faith Duran, Ma. Francia Kyla Cammayo, Marnelli Alviola, Sheila Mae Mercado, Cecille Ann Osio, Orlando Eusebio, Cristian Lucañas, Alberto Barrion   +9 more
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Prospective Use of Brown Spider Venom Toxins as Therapeutic and Biotechnological Inputs

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021
Brown spider (genus Loxosceles) venoms are mainly composed of protein toxins used for predation and defense. Bites of these spiders most commonly produce a local dermonecrotic lesion with gravitational spread, edema and hemorrhage, which together are ...
Luiza Helena Gremski, Fernando Hitomi Matsubara, Nayanne Louise Costacurta Polli, Bruno Cesar Antunes, Bruno Cesar Antunes, Pedro Henrique de Caires Schluga, Hanna Câmara da Justa, João Carlos Minozzo, Ana Carolina Martins Wille, Andrea Senff-Ribeiro, Silvio Sanches Veiga   +10 more
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Tetracycline Reduces Kidney Damage Induced by Loxosceles Spider Venom

Toxins, 2017
Envenomation by Loxosceles spider can result in two clinical manifestations: cutaneous and systemic loxoscelism, the latter of which includes renal failure.
Cinthya Kimori Okamoto, Carmen W. van den Berg, Mizuno Masashi, Rute M. Gonçalves-de-Andrade, Denise V. Tambourgi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source