Upper airway obstruction caused by brown recluse spider envenomization of the neck - 11/09/11
Doi : 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90083-2
Collin S Goto, MD, Thomas J Abramo, MD ⁎, Charles M Ginsburg, MD
From the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. USA
Address reprint requests to Dr Abramo, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75235-9063.Abstract |
A 7-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with progressive cervical soft tissue swelling and airway compromise due to envenomization by a brown recluse spider. This life-threatening complication is an extremely unusual presentation of brown recluse spider envenomization. Previous published reports have centered on the disfiguring localized tissue necrosis or life-threatening systemic reactions that occur secondary to the spider's venom.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Brown recluse spider, upper airway obstruction, dermatonecrosis, loxoscelism
© 1996
Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 14 - N° 7
P. 660-662 - novembre 1996 Retour au numéro
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