Mygalomorph spider bites: A report on 91 cases in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

From 1966 to 1991 91 cases of bites due to mygalomorph spiders were recorded at the Hospital Vital Brazil, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil, representing less than 1% of all spider bites. The diagnosis was confirmed by positive identification of the spider involved. Envenoming is generally mild...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Toxicon (Oxford) 1994-10, Vol.32 (10), p.1211-1215
Hauptverfasser:	Lucas, Sylvia M., Da Silva, P.I., Bertani, R., Costa Cardoso, J.L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult adverse effects Analgesics - administration & dosage Analgesics - therapeutic use Animal poisons toxicology. Antivenoms arachnidism Araneae Biological and medical sciences bites Brazil - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Ctenidae edema Edema - chemically induced envenomation erythema Female Histamine H1 Antagonists - administration & dosage Histamine H1 Antagonists - therapeutic use Humans Infant Loxosceles Male Medical sciences pain Pain - chemically induced Phoneutria public health Spider Bites - drug therapy Spider Bites - epidemiology Spider Venoms - poisoning Toxicology Tropical medicine venoms
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Zusammenfassung:	From 1966 to 1991 91 cases of bites due to mygalomorph spiders were recorded at the Hospital Vital Brazil, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil, representing less than 1% of all spider bites. The diagnosis was confirmed by positive identification of the spider involved. Envenoming is generally mild, the main symptom is local pain, and there is minor oedema and erythema. The data confirm the assumption that these nonaggressive spiders pose no health problem.
ISSN:	0041-0101 1879-3150
DOI:	10.1016/0041-0101(94)90350-6