title: Clinical inquiry: which treatments relieve painful muscle spasms from a black widow spider bite?
abstract: Opioids relieve pain and benzodiazepines ease muscle spasms in most patients with latrodectism-widespread, sustained spasms-resulting from envenomation by a black widow spider.
authors.affiliation: Valley Family Medicine Residency, Renton, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prongay
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kelsberg
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Safranek
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001740:Black Widow Spider; D002125:Calcium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013111:Spider Venoms
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000997:Antivenins; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D013111:Spider Venoms; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D002125:Calcium Gluconate; C038599:black widow spider venom