spider bites/abdominal pain

The aim of this study was to describe the pattern of illness caused by red-back spider bites to children in Perth, Western Australia, over a 10 year period, and to compare it with that in adults. The case-notes of 241 (89%) of the 271 children admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital and Fremantle

OBJECTIVE To classify and characterize spider bites among inquiries to the National Poison Information Center (NPIC) between 1995 and 2004, in terms of the epidemiology and clinical symptomatology. METHODS Clinical and epidemiological data were obtained from the NPIC's patient records. The following

Abdominal pain is a common complaint among children with a vast differential diagnosis. Hip pain is also a nonspecific sign. Here, we present a case of a 3-year-old boy with a complaint of abdominal pain and pain in both hips, much on the right one. After evaluations, the diagnosis was a spider

A 4-year-old girl was admitted 30 hours after being bitten by a black widow spider. The presenting symptoms were restlessness, profuse perspiration, severe abdominal pain and fever, while hypertension, hematuria and ECG changes developed later. Treatment was with intravenous fluids only, and she

In the 4 years, 1985-88, 9 adults bitten by black widow spiders (Latrodectus inactopus) were hospitalized. The syndrome of lactrodectism, not as yet described from the Negev, was mainly characterized in these patients by restlessness, profuse perspiration, severe abdominal pain and rigidity, and

Black widow spider envenomation (BWSE) is commonly associated with severe abdominal pain, muscle cramping, and hypertension. Treatment is primarily symptomatic with the use of opiates and benzodiazepines. Priapism is a complication of BWSE that has only rarely been reported. We describe a

BACKGROUND The malmignatte Latrodectus mactans tredecimguttatus, commonly known as a black widow spider, can be found in the Mediterranean region. Its bite is a cause of a rarely seen syndrome called latrodectism. METHODS During a visit to Corsica, a 13-year-old boy developed abrupt severe abdominal

Black widow spiders (Latrodectus mactans) are found throughout the US. Though bites are relatively uncommon, they pose a significant health problem with over 2500 reported to American poison control centers annually. Black widow spider bites cause a characteristic envenomation syndrome consisting of

OBJECTIVE To report a case of acute pancreatitis associated with dapsone use. METHODS An 87-year-old white man was prescribed dapsone for dermatitis herpetiformis. Four weeks later, he developed acute abdominal pain requiring hospitalization. The patient had elevated serum amylase and lipase levels.

During the summer period 2011-2012, seven widow spider bites in Greece were reported to the Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Widow spiders (in the genus Latrodectus) are found all over the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the US. Alpha-latrotoxin (main