Cutaneous and viscerocutaneous loxoscelism. Report of 4 cases

https://doi.org/10.36109/rmg.v156i1.55
Spider Venoms

Authors

  • Erwin Castellanos
    educarusac@gmail.com
    Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Lia Rodíguez Hospital General San Juan de Dios, Guatemala., Guatemala
Vol. 156 No. 1 (2017): January - June, 2017
Case Report
July 8, 2018
June 30, 2017

The spider bite of the genus Loxosceles produces dermonecrosis at the site of the lesion and systemic complications secondary to enzymatic reactions of its venom, which increases the mortality rate. The objective is to report four cases of loxoscelism

How to Cite

Cutaneous and viscerocutaneous loxoscelism. Report of 4 cases. (2017). Revista médica (Colegio De Médicos Y Cirujanos De Guatemala), 156(1), 47-50. https://doi.org/10.36109/rmg.v156i1.55