Spider and Centipede Bites
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Tarih
2022
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Spider bites usually have minor effects on humans due to their sensitive jaws, impotent venom, or inadequate toxins. Among the clinically significant ones, widow spider bites from Latrodectus species may cause muscle spasms and rigidity with pain, while recluse spider bites from Loxosceles species are initially painless and may progress to necrotic arachnidism. Bites by armed spiders in South America and funnel-web spiders in Australia are rare but cause severe poisoning and require antivenom. Most other bites have negligible and temporary effects. Centipede bites are typical in hot climates and summer months; wound care and supportive treatment are sufficient. When a spider bite is suspected, conservative treatment such as wound cleaning, the elevation of the bitten extremity, cold compress, tetanus prophylaxis, analgesics, and antihistamines should be applied. Antibiotherapy can be administered in the case of an obvious sign of infection; if systemic symptoms and dermo-necrosis have developed, hospitalization for observation and treatment is required. © 2022 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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centipede, envenomation, latrodectus, loxosceles, spider bite
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Environmental Emergencies and Injuries in Nature
