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Necrotic loxoscelism in lower limb and reconstruction with skin autograft [PDF]

open access: yes
Loxesceles are small spiders, from 9 to 25 mm, with a dark brown spot on the dorsal part in the shape of an inverted violin. They are common in northwestern Mexico and can live at temperatures of 8 to 40°C.
Guerrero-Mercado, Abigail   +4 more
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Loxosceles gaucho spider venom and its sphingomyelinase fraction trigger the main functions of human and rabbit platelets [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Loxosceles venoms can promote severe local and systemic damages. We have previously reported that Loxosceles gaucho spider venom causes a severe early thrombocytopenia in rabbits.
Barbaro, Kátia Cristina   +6 more
core   +1 more source

The calcium-dependent protease of Loxosceles gaucho venom acts preferentially upon red cell band 3 transmembrane protein

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2003
Eighty micrograms red blood cell (RBC) ghosts from patients who had previously exhibited the cutaneous form of loxoscelism (presenting localized dermonecrosis) and the viscerocutaneous form of loxoscelism (presenting dermonecrosis, hemoglobinuria ...
O.C. de O. Barretto   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Targeting Loxosceles spider Sphingomyelinase D with small-molecule inhibitors as a potential therapeutic approach for loxoscelism

open access: yesJournal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 2019
Loxosceles spiders’ venoms consist of a mixture of proteins, including the sphingomyelinases D (SMases D), which are the main toxic components responsible for local and systemic effects in human envenomation.
Priscila Hess Lopes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Suspected Case of Loxoscelism (Spider-bite) in a Dog [PDF]

open access: yes, 1985
Loxoscelism is a disease caused by envenomation by spiders belonging to the genus Loxosceles. Loxoscelism (also known as necrotic arachnidism or gangrenous spot ) has been mentioned as a disease in humans since the 1870\u27S,1 but the etiological ...
Greve, John H., Taylor, Scott P.
core   +2 more sources

Intradermal Anti-Loxosceles Fab Fragments Attenuate Dermonecrotic Arachnidism [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/73371/1/j.1553-2712.1999.tb00133.x ...
Atkins J. A.   +21 more
core   +1 more source

Spider Bite in Iran

open access: yesElectronic Physician, 2017
Some of the world’s most dangerous spiders have been certified in some areas of Iran. Spider bites are common in some geographical areas, and are sporadic in some regions. Spider bites can be classified as latrodectism or loxoscelism.
Hossein Sanaei-Zadeh
doaj   +1 more source

The Mediterranean as a melting pot: phylogeography of Loxosceles rufescens (Sicariidae) in the Mediterranean Basin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The species Loxosceles rufescens is native to the Mediterranean but considered cosmopolitan because it has been dispersed worldwide. A previous study revealed 11 evolutionary lineages across the Mediterranean, grouped into two main clades, without any ...
Massa, Marc   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Características clínicas do araneísmo em crianças e adolescentes no município de Chapecó, Estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil = Clinical features of araneism in children and teenager in Chapecó town, Santa Catarina State, Brazil

open access: yesActa Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2006
Com o objetivo de verificar a incidência e a caracterização dos acidentes com aranhas em crianças e adolescentes no município de Chapecó, Estado de Santa Catarina, de 1995 a 2001, realizou-se este trabalho.
Fernanda Lise   +2 more
doaj  

Extracellular matrix molecules as targets for brown spider venom toxins

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2001
Loxoscelism, the term used to describe lesions and clinical manifestations induced by brown spider's venom (Loxosceles genus), has attracted much attention over the last years. Brown spider bites have been reported to cause a local and acute inflammatory
S.S. Veiga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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