Title
Systemic loxoscelism in an epileptic patient. Case report
Other title
Loxoscelismo sistémico en un paciente epiléptico. Reporte de caso
Date Issued
01 July 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Zegarra del Rosario-Alvarado S.
del Carpio-Yañez V.A.
Garcia-Perdomo H.A.
Publisher(s)
Ediciones Doyma, S.L.
Abstract
Loxoscelism is the clinical problem produced by the bite of a spider of the genus Loxosceles. The most severe presentation is systemic loxoscelism that can compromise the patient's life if it is not diagnosed and treated in time. There are no reports about how it presents in patients with an epilepsy diagnosis. We present the case of a 28-year-old male patient, with a prior history of epilepsy in treatment with anticonvulsants. He developed systemic loxoscelism after a spider bite in the posterior middle third of the right arm. However, the patient did not develop seizures despite the unfavorable course of his clinical symptoms.
Start page
37
End page
40
Volume
52
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Medicina tropical
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85078623718
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Cientifica de la Sociedad Espanola de Enfermeria Neurologica
ISSN of the container
20135246
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