Artigo
Envenomation caused by Latrodectus geometricus in São Paulo state, Brazil: a case report
Fecha
2009-01-01Registro en:
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. Botucatu: Cevap-unesp, v. 15, n. 3, p. 562-571, 2009.
1678-9199
S1678-91992009000300016
WOS:000270417000016
S1678-91992009000300016-en.pdf
0208138450121898
0000-0003-0567-6221
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Resumen
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.