title: [Latrodectism in Corsica. Study of 15 cases].
abstract: Malmignate bites are rare in Corsica nowadays. The authors report 15 cases of latrodectism in patients hospitalized between 1986 and 1993 at the Ajaccio hospital in southern Corsica. The disease has a polymorphous expression. We investigated the frequency and the specificity of the symptoms. Eleven clinical signs and 2 biological signs enabled us to describe 3 categories: specific, moderately specific, non-specific. Most of the signs described in the literature were found in this study, as well as a concordant frequency. We notice, though, that the latrodectesmica facies was not often observed in this series. No serious complication occurred.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Général de la Miséricorde, Ajaccio.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fanton
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Baldovini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001740:Black Widow Spider; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
vernacular_title: Latrodectisme en Corse. Etude de 15 cas.