Emergency Department Death From Systemic Loxoscelism
| Autor: | Emily W. Langley, Jessica L. Rosen, Jon K. Dumitru, Christy A. Meade Olivier |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation
medicine.medical_specialty Unusual case business.industry Accident prevention Poison control Emergency department medicine.disease Tennessee Loxoscelism Fatal Outcome Child Preschool Brown Recluse Spider Spider Bites Emergency Medicine Humans Medicine Female Medical emergency Emergency Service Hospital business Intensive care medicine Envenomation |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Emergency Medicine. 60:439-441 |
| ISSN: | 0196-0644 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.12.011 |
| Popis: | Systemic loxoscelism is a constitutional illness resulting from the bite of the brown recluse spider. In severe form, it may cause hemolysis, acute renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. More rarely, it may result in death. We report an unusual case of systemic loxoscelism resulting in death less than one day following envenomation. We also discuss screening algorithms and contemporary management of systemic loxoscelism. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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