Hemolytic anemia following a presumptive brown recluse spider bite.
This case report describes a systemic reaction occurring in a 12-year-old female following presumed envenomation by a brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa). The systemic reaction included self-limited hemolysis necessitating blood transfusion. The clinical course and management are described and compared with those of previously reported cases of systemic loxoscelism.
Murray
L M
LM
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-4700.
Seger
D L
DL
D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000097:blood*