Mediterranean black widow spider (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) poisoning in a metropolitan city in Turkey
JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.48-51, 2021 (ESCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
- Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.33706/jemcr.837733
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.48-51
- Anahtar Kelimeler: black widow, Latrodectus tredecimguttatus, poisoning, ENVENOMATION
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction: Black widow spider bites cause severe poisoning (latrodectism) with symptoms such as muscle spasm, rigidity, pain, vomiting, hypertension, and tachycardia. Although Latrodectus mactans (L. mactans) is the most well-known species to cause latrodectism, it has not been reported in Turkey. We report a poisoning case caused by Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (L. tredecimguttatus) spider a species known to be in Turkey for the first time in the literature.