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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 Diseases, 2020 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
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A national survey examining recognition, demand for antivenom, and overall level of preparedness for redback spider bites in Japan [PDF]
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2016 Aim Redback spiders are rapidly becoming a nationwide problem in Japan. The domestic production of antivenom for redback spider bites has been started because of extremely low supply.
Toru Hifumi +11 more
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Black widow spider bites experience from tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2017 Introduction: Black widow spiders are one of the most poisonous species to humans; there are more than 30 species of widow spiders in the globe but good thing that not all of them are dangerous.
Ali Al Bshabshe +2 more
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Clinical characteristics of redback spider bites. [PDF]
J Intensive Care, 2014 Redback spiders (Latrodectus hasselti) (RBSs) are venomous spiders that have recently spread to Asia from Australia. Since the first case report in 1997 (Osaka), RBS bites have been a clinical and administrative issue in Japan; however, the clinical characteristics and effective treatment of RBS bites, particularly outside Australia remains unclear ...
Hifumi T +17 more
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Swiss prospective study on spider bites
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2013 Knowledge of spider bites in Central Europe derives mainly from anecdotal case presentations; therefore we aimed to collect cases systematically.
Markus Gnädinger +3 more
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Brown Recluse Spider Bites [PDF]
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2000 Brown recluse spider bites are a serious medical problem in the southeastern United States. Although most bites are asymptomatic, envenomation can result in a constellation of systemic symptoms referred to as loxoscelism. Patients can also develop necrotic skin ulcers (necrotic arachnidism). These ulcers are often difficult to heal and can require skin
Thomas P Forks
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An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites. [PDF]
Sci Data, 2022 Mass media plays an important role in the construction and circulation of risk perception associated with animals. Widely feared groups such as spiders frequently end up in the spotlight of traditional and social media.
Mammola S +64 more
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Loxosceles spider bites in the state of Paraná, Brazil: 1993-2000 [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2006 This study presents the epidemiological analysis of 20,699 reported spider bites involving the Loxosceles genus in the state of Paraná, Brazil, from 1993 to 2000. The incidence rate in the period was 290.24/100,000 inhabitants.
E. Marques-da-Silva +3 more
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Electronic 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
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Update of antivenom supply for redback spider bites in Japan. [PDF]
J Intensive Care, 2015 In autumn 2014, with great effort by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the research group will obtain several vials of redback spider (RBS) antivenom for emergency use.
Hifumi T +5 more
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