title: [Loxoscelism: report of a viscerocutaneous case with favorable resolution].
abstract: Loxoscelism is a disease caused by the bite of spiders belonging to Loxosceles genus, represented in our country by L. laeta. It is characterized by necrosis of the skin, accompanied in variable percentage by systemic manifestations that can lead to the death. The objective of this presentation is to report the case of a 6-year-old patient who developed visceral cutaneous loxoscelism with favourable resolution.
authors: Centro Nacional de Intoxicaciones, Ministerio de Salud de la Nación. silviacabrerizo30@hotmail.com
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Cabrerizo
authors: Patricia C
authors: PC
authors: Docampo
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Cari
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Ortiz de Rozas
authors: Mariano
authors: M
authors: Díaz
authors: Adolfo
authors: A
authors: de Roodt
authors: Osvaldo
authors: O
authors: Curci
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012074:Remission Induction; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014781:Viscera