Accidents Caused by Spider Bites

作     者：Annelise Carla Camplesi Sthefani Soares Albernaz Karina Paes Burger Carla Fredrichsen Moya-Araujo 

作者机构：School of Agriculture and Veterinary Science Sao Paulo State University—UNESP Jaboticabal Brazil School of Veterinary Medicine—FIO Ourinhos Brazil 

出 版 物：《Open Journal of Animal Sciences》 (动物科学期刊（英文）)

年 卷 期：2014年第4卷第3期

页      面：113-117页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Arachnids Clinical Signs Diagnosis Treatment 

摘      要：Accidents caused by spider bites occur in many countries and represent a public health problem due to their high severity and occurrence of fatal accidents. In Veterinary Medicine, the incidence of arachnidism is considered nonexistent in large animals, as their thick skin cannot be pierced, rare in cats and common in dogs, particularly due to their exploratory and curious habit, and the habitats of venomous animals, such as the arachnids, located close to urban areas. The aim of this review is to describe the characteristics and distribution of spiders, the mechanism of action of the venom, clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of accidents caused by arachnids of genera Loxosceles sp., Phoneutria sp., Latrodectus sp., and suborder Mygalomorphae.