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Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP) Triggered by a Spider Bite
Allergology International, 2009 Background: Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a rare and severe cutaneous reaction usually triggered by drugs. Other causative factors such as viral infections are rarely involved.
Michael Makris +5 more
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Journal of Ayurveda Case Reports, 2023 Spider bites are commonly reported from many parts of the world. In classical literature, spider envenomation is coined as Luta visha (~spider bite poisoning).
Anisha S. Ashraf +2 more
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Microbes, Infection and Chemotherapy, 2022 Phoneutria depilata is considered Panama´s most relevant spider species due to its aggressivity and venom. In this article, we described a case of P. depilata bite in a woman from Bocas del Toro Province, Panama.
Roberto J. Miranda +5 more
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An unexpected turn of events: A rare case of Acquired Haemophilia A after a violin spider bite
Emergency Care Journal, 2022 We report an interesting clinical case of Acquired Haemophilia A (AHA) after a probable Loxosceles rufescens spider bite in a 73- year-old woman, admitted to an Emergency Department (ED) of Central Italy during April 2019.
Caterina Zattera +5 more
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Snake and spider toxins induce a rapid recovery of function of botulinum neurotoxin paralysed neuromuscular junction [PDF]
, 2015 Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) and some animal neurotoxins (-Bungarotoxin, -Btx, from elapid snakes and -Latrotoxin, -Ltx, from black widow spiders) are pre-synaptic neurotoxins that paralyse motor axon terminals with similar clinical outcomes in patients.
Duregotti, Elisa +6 more
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Southern House Spider, Kukulcania (= Filistata) hibernalis Hentz (Arachnida: Arneae: Filistatidae)
EDIS, 2003 The southern house spider, Kukulcania (Filistata) hibernalis Hentz, is a conspicuous arachnid in Florida due to its relatively large size and distinctive flat, tangled web.
Glavis B. Edwards, K. McCanless
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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 in Sri Lanka: two case reports of envenomation by two tarantula species
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2018 Spiders belong to the class Arachnida in the phylum Arthropoda. Although the bite of the spider is feared as much as that of venomous snakes in Sri Lanka, spider bite related deaths are not reported in this country.
E. W. R. A. Witharana +3 more
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Spider bite: a current approach to management [PDF]
, 2006 Although spider bite is common, most spider bites cause minor effects and do not require treatment. More significant effects result from redback and, less commonly, from funnel-web spider bites.
Isbister, Geoffrey K.
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Spider bites of medical significance in the Mediterranean area: misdiagnosis, clinical features and management [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical DiseasesDespite the disrepute spiders have had for centuries, their bite is a rare occurrence. In the Mediterranean area, only two of the numerous known species are considered of medical significance: Latrodectus tredecimguttatus and Loxosceles rufescens. Spider
Gabriele Fusto +6 more
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