A case of intoxication after a bite by Latrodectus tredecimguttatus.
A case of intoxication in Southern Bulgaria after a bite from the venomous spider Latrodectus tredecimguttatus is reported. The development of both local (acute pain, itching erythema, paraesthesiae in the area of the bite) and general (weakness, headache, dizziness, fever, vomiting, myalgia, muscle cramps) symptoms, which passed relatively easily, is described. The clinical picture and treatment are briefly commented on.
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Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, National Center of Infectious and Parastic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria.
D000328:Adult; D004244:Dizziness / Q000473:pathology; D005334:Fever / Q000473:pathology; D006261:Headache / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000473:pathology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000150:complications*