title: Acute renal failure following latrodectism.
abstract: Latrodectism is considered dangerous for human beings. Acute renal failure after envenomation is not common and usually results from prerenal failure. We report a 59-y-o man with acute oliguric renal failure due to a combination of prerenal and renal causes after being bitten by a black Latrodectus spider. He had the characteristic anxiety, severe hypertension, tremor, facial edema, and generalized diaphoresis. The patient recovered within a week without sequelae. Clinicians should not overlook the possibility of acute renal failure in latrodectism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karcioglu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gumustekin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tuncok
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celik
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D001740:Black Widow Spider; D019963:Clinical Chemistry Tests; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013111:Spider Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D013111:Spider Venoms