Envenomation caused by Latrodectus geometricus in São Paulo state, Brazil: a case report

Widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.), also known as "black widows", have a worldwide distribution and can cause latrodectism. To the best of our knowledge, in Brazil, only one case of Latrodectus geometricus (Koch, 1841) envenomation in a human has been reported. The aim of the present report...

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Published in:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Main Authors: Ramb Almeida, RS Ferreira Junior, CR Chaves, B Barraviera
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2009
Subjects:
Latrodectus geometricus
envenomation
latrodectism
brown widow
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992009000300016
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:da57740c819a4fb5a358c1c288ef5d1e 2023-05-15T14:58:26+02:00 Envenomation caused by Latrodectus geometricus in São Paulo state, Brazil: a case report Ramb Almeida RS Ferreira Junior CR Chaves B Barraviera 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992009000300016 https://doaj.org/article/da57740c819a4fb5a358c1c288ef5d1e EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992009000300016 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 doi:10.1590/S1678-91992009000300016 1678-9199 https://doaj.org/article/da57740c819a4fb5a358c1c288ef5d1e Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 562-571 (2009) Latrodectus geometricus envenomation latrodectism brown widow Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2009 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992009000300016 2022-12-31T12:34:51Z Widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.), also known as "black widows", have a worldwide distribution and can cause latrodectism. To the best of our knowledge, in Brazil, only one case of Latrodectus geometricus (Koch, 1841) envenomation in a human has been reported. The aim of the present report is to describe a spider bite caused by Latrodectus geometricus in a patient who lives in Paranapanema, São Paulo state, Brazil. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 15 3 562 571
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topic Latrodectus geometricus
envenomation
latrodectism
brown widow
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
spellingShingle Latrodectus geometricus
envenomation
latrodectism
brown widow
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
Ramb Almeida
RS Ferreira Junior
CR Chaves
B Barraviera
Envenomation caused by Latrodectus geometricus in São Paulo state, Brazil: a case report
topic_facet Latrodectus geometricus
envenomation
latrodectism
brown widow
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
description Widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.), also known as "black widows", have a worldwide distribution and can cause latrodectism. To the best of our knowledge, in Brazil, only one case of Latrodectus geometricus (Koch, 1841) envenomation in a human has been reported. The aim of the present report is to describe a spider bite caused by Latrodectus geometricus in a patient who lives in Paranapanema, São Paulo state, Brazil.
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author Ramb Almeida
RS Ferreira Junior
CR Chaves
B Barraviera
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title Envenomation caused by Latrodectus geometricus in São Paulo state, Brazil: a case report
title_short Envenomation caused by Latrodectus geometricus in São Paulo state, Brazil: a case report
title_full Envenomation caused by Latrodectus geometricus in São Paulo state, Brazil: a case report
title_fullStr Envenomation caused by Latrodectus geometricus in São Paulo state, Brazil: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Envenomation caused by Latrodectus geometricus in São Paulo state, Brazil: a case report
title_sort envenomation caused by latrodectus geometricus in são paulo state, brazil: a case report
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