title: Black widow bites in children.
abstract: While seldom lethal, the bite of the black widow spider causes serious systemic symptoms that appear suddenly and progress rapidly. Children are more vulnerable to these complications; therefore, early hospitalization and aggressive therapy must be considered. General information about the widow spider genus is presented, and an illustrative case and treatment options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. fgonzale@hsc.unt.edu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001740:Black Widow Spider; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*