Venomous and poisonous arthropods: identification, clinical manifestations of envenomation, and treatments used in human injuries

Abstract This review presents the main species of venomous and poisonous arthropods, with commentary on the clinical manifestations provoked by the toxins and therapeutic measures used to treat human envenomations. The groups of arthopods discussed include the class Arachnida (spiders and scorpions,...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Vidal Haddad Junior, Paulo Cezar Haddad de Amorim, William Teixeira Haddad Junior, João Luiz Costa Cardoso
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0242-2015
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d711f2d66503442297e47ffd47466d36 2023-05-15T15:00:09+02:00 Venomous and poisonous arthropods: identification, clinical manifestations of envenomation, and treatments used in human injuries Vidal Haddad Junior Paulo Cezar Haddad de Amorim William Teixeira Haddad Junior João Luiz Costa Cardoso 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0242-2015 https://doaj.org/article/d711f2d66503442297e47ffd47466d36 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000600650&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0242-2015 https://doaj.org/article/d711f2d66503442297e47ffd47466d36 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 48, Iss 6, Pp 650-657 (2015) Bites and stings Venomous animals Venomous arthropods Poisonous arthropods Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0242-2015 2022-12-31T02:52:53Z Abstract This review presents the main species of venomous and poisonous arthropods, with commentary on the clinical manifestations provoked by the toxins and therapeutic measures used to treat human envenomations. The groups of arthopods discussed include the class Arachnida (spiders and scorpions, which are responsible for many injuries reported worldwide, including Brazil); the subphylum Myriapoda, with the classes Chilopoda and Diplopoda (centipedes and millipedes); and the subphylum Hexapoda, with the class Insecta and the orders Coleoptera (beetles), Hemiptera (stink bugs, giant water bugs, and cicadas), Hymenoptera (ants, wasps, and bees), and Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 48 6 650 657
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topic Bites and stings
Venomous animals
Venomous arthropods
Poisonous arthropods
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
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Venomous animals
Venomous arthropods
Poisonous arthropods
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Vidal Haddad Junior
Paulo Cezar Haddad de Amorim
William Teixeira Haddad Junior
João Luiz Costa Cardoso
Venomous and poisonous arthropods: identification, clinical manifestations of envenomation, and treatments used in human injuries
topic_facet Bites and stings
Venomous animals
Venomous arthropods
Poisonous arthropods
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
description Abstract This review presents the main species of venomous and poisonous arthropods, with commentary on the clinical manifestations provoked by the toxins and therapeutic measures used to treat human envenomations. The groups of arthopods discussed include the class Arachnida (spiders and scorpions, which are responsible for many injuries reported worldwide, including Brazil); the subphylum Myriapoda, with the classes Chilopoda and Diplopoda (centipedes and millipedes); and the subphylum Hexapoda, with the class Insecta and the orders Coleoptera (beetles), Hemiptera (stink bugs, giant water bugs, and cicadas), Hymenoptera (ants, wasps, and bees), and Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths).
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author Vidal Haddad Junior
Paulo Cezar Haddad de Amorim
William Teixeira Haddad Junior
João Luiz Costa Cardoso
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Paulo Cezar Haddad de Amorim
William Teixeira Haddad Junior
João Luiz Costa Cardoso
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title Venomous and poisonous arthropods: identification, clinical manifestations of envenomation, and treatments used in human injuries
title_short Venomous and poisonous arthropods: identification, clinical manifestations of envenomation, and treatments used in human injuries
title_full Venomous and poisonous arthropods: identification, clinical manifestations of envenomation, and treatments used in human injuries
title_fullStr Venomous and poisonous arthropods: identification, clinical manifestations of envenomation, and treatments used in human injuries
title_full_unstemmed Venomous and poisonous arthropods: identification, clinical manifestations of envenomation, and treatments used in human injuries
title_sort venomous and poisonous arthropods: identification, clinical manifestations of envenomation, and treatments used in human injuries
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