Centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn

The first case of centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn is reported. When first examined, approximately 6 hours after the bite, the 28-day-old girl was irritable, with uncontrollable cry and intense local pain, oedema, local hyperthermia, and blood clots at punctur...

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Main Authors: Alexis RODRIGUEZ-ACOSTA, Julio GASSETTE, Alberto GONZALEZ, Mauricio GHISOLI
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2000
Subjects:
Scolopendra gigantea
Envenomation
Venom
Neonate
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2ebe2f122416407abdfe1661c3c30969
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2ebe2f122416407abdfe1661c3c30969 2024-09-09T19:23:06+00:00 Centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn Alexis RODRIGUEZ-ACOSTA Julio GASSETTE Alberto GONZALEZ Mauricio GHISOLI 2000-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/2ebe2f122416407abdfe1661c3c30969 EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652000000600007&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/2ebe2f122416407abdfe1661c3c30969 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 42, Iss 6, Pp 341-342 (2000) Scolopendra gigantea Envenomation Venom Neonate Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2000 ftdoajarticles 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z The first case of centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn is reported. When first examined, approximately 6 hours after the bite, the 28-day-old girl was irritable, with uncontrollable cry and intense local pain, oedema, local hyperthermia, and blood clots at punctures. Uncontrollable crying in neonates should rise the possibility of an insect or arachnid sting. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic
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topic Scolopendra gigantea
Envenomation
Venom
Neonate
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
spellingShingle Scolopendra gigantea
Envenomation
Venom
Neonate
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Alexis RODRIGUEZ-ACOSTA
Julio GASSETTE
Alberto GONZALEZ
Mauricio GHISOLI
Centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn
topic_facet Scolopendra gigantea
Envenomation
Venom
Neonate
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
description The first case of centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn is reported. When first examined, approximately 6 hours after the bite, the 28-day-old girl was irritable, with uncontrollable cry and intense local pain, oedema, local hyperthermia, and blood clots at punctures. Uncontrollable crying in neonates should rise the possibility of an insect or arachnid sting.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Alexis RODRIGUEZ-ACOSTA
Julio GASSETTE
Alberto GONZALEZ
Mauricio GHISOLI
author_facet Alexis RODRIGUEZ-ACOSTA
Julio GASSETTE
Alberto GONZALEZ
Mauricio GHISOLI
author_sort Alexis RODRIGUEZ-ACOSTA
title Centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn
title_short Centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn
title_full Centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn
title_fullStr Centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn
title_full_unstemmed Centipede (Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn
title_sort centipede (scolopendra gigantea linneaus 1758) envenomation in a newborn
publisher Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
publishDate 2000
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op_source Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 42, Iss 6, Pp 341-342 (2000)
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