Medical aspects of spider bites

RS Vetter, GK Isbister - Annu. Rev. Entomol., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Spiders have been incriminated as causes of human suffering for centuries, but few species
worldwide cause medically significant envenomation. Widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.) …

Clinical aspects, diagnosis and management of Loxosceles spider envenomation: literature and case review

PH Lopes, CC Squaiella-Baptistão, MOT Marques… - Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
The genus Loxosceles comprises 140 species widely distributed around the world. These
spiders are nocturnal, sedentary and remarkably nonaggressive, although they cause …

Bites of brown recluse spiders and suspected necrotic arachnidism

DL Swanson, RS Vetter - New England Journal of Medicine, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
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Spiders of the genus Loxosceles (Araneae, Sicariidae): a review of biological, medical and psychological aspects regarding envenomations

RS Vetter - The Journal of Arachnology, 2008 - BioOne
Loxosceles spiders are of concern outside of the arachnological world because their bites
can cause occasional necrotic skin lesions and/or systemic complications; these …

[PDF][PDF] Venoms classification and therapeutic uses: a narrative review.

MA Morsy, S Gupta, CP Dora, V Jhawat… - European Review for …, 2023 - europeanreview.org
The mere glimpse of venomous animals has always terrified humans because of the
devastating effects of their venoms. However, researchers across the globe have isolated …

Media framing of spiders may exacerbate arachnophobic sentiments

S Mammola, V Nanni, P Pantini, M Isaia - People and Nature, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Spiders are able to arouse strong emotional reactions in humans. While spider bites are
statistically rare events, our perception is skewed towards the potential harm spiders can …

[HTML][HTML] Poisonous spiders: bites, symptoms, and treatment; an educational review

F Rahmani, SMB Khojasteh, HE Bakhtavar… - Emergency, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
More than 40,000 species of spiders have been identified in the world. Spider bites is a
common problem among people, however few of them are harmful but delay in treatment …

[BOOK][B] The brown recluse spider

RS Vetter - 2015 - books.google.com
The brown recluse is a fascinating spider very well adapted to dwelling in houses and other
buildings. Because of this very quality and the ghastly reputation associated with the …

Arachnids Submitted as Suspected Brown Recluse Spiders (Araneae: Sicariidae): Loxosceles Spiders Are Virtually Restricted to Their Known Distributions but Are …

RS Vetter - Journal of Medical Entomology, 2005 - academic.oup.com
An Internet offer was made to identify any spider in the United States perceived to be a
brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik (Sicariidae). In total, 1,773 …

[HTML][HTML] Venomous arachnid diagnostic assays, lessons from past attempts

C Dias-Lopes, AL Paiva, C Guerra-Duarte, F Molina… - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Diagnostic tests for arachnid accidents remain unavailable for patients and clinicians.
Together with snakes, these accidents are still a global medical concern, and are …