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A case report on the management of Luta visha (~spider bite poisoning) through Ayurveda strategies

open access: yesJournal of Ayurveda Case Reports, 2023
Spider bites are commonly reported from many parts of the world. Clinical manifestations of spider bites reported range from simple local irritations and dermonecrotic lesions to potentially lethal neurotoxicity and intravascular hemolysis.
K. C. Chandni   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case Report: Black Widow Spider Bites in a Pregnant Woman [PDF]

open access: yesMajallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2020
Introduction: The black widow spider is known in the Mediterranean region as L.tredecimguttatus species that in Khorasan is known with its local name as “Dalmak”.  The venom of this spider contains excitatory neurotoxins called alpha-latroteins.
Ali Teimouri   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Shodhana karma, Lekhana karma and Raktamokshana in the management of Luta vishajanya vrana: A case report

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Phoneutria depilata (Araneae: Ctenidae) in Panama: report of a bite case in Bocas del Toro province, notes on distribution and public health relevance

open access: yesMicrobes, 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
doaj   +1 more source

An unexpected turn of events: A rare case of Acquired Haemophilia A after a violin spider bite

open access: yesEmergency 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
doaj   +1 more source

Southern House Spider, Kukulcania (= Filistata) hibernalis Hentz (Arachnida: Arneae: Filistatidae)

open access: yesEDIS, 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
doaj   +5 more sources

Spider bite in Sri Lanka: two case reports of envenomation by two tarantula species

open access: yesSri 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
doaj   +1 more source

A two year study of verified spider bites in Switzerland and a review of the European spider bite literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
During a two-year study, all spider bites recorded by Swiss primary care physicians were reported to the Swiss Toxicological Information Centre and all collected spiders were identified.
Fuchs, Joan   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Health‐related quality of life following total minimally invasive, hybrid minimally invasive or open oesophagectomy: a population‐based cohort study

open access: yesBJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spider bites of medical significance in the Mediterranean area: misdiagnosis, clinical features and management [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Despite 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
doaj   +2 more sources

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