Spider poisoning in Portugal: fact or myth?.

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Autor(a) principal: Cardoso, Pedro
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Almeida, A Paulo G
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/597
Resumo: There are 800 known species of spiders in Portugal. Of these, only two may cause any kind of medical condition: the Mediterranean black-widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) and the violin spider (Loxosceles rufescens). Both are relatively common in the country, the latter inclusively in urban areas. It is frequent in Portugal for some types of necrotic lesión to be attributed to spider bites. However, as in the rest of the world, evidences are often circumstantial. Most probably, some of the reported cases may in fact represent misdiagnoses of serious conditions such as infections by Streptococcus group A or Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The correct diagnosis of spider poisoning must always be submitted to the following steps: (1) confirmation or observation of the biting, with verification of medical signs compatible with it; (2) the spider should be captured immediately or right after the bite, dead or alive; (3) identification of the spider by a taxonomist. It is extremely important that the medical community does not associate any necrotic lesion with a spider bite based on merely circumstantial evidence. Doing it is to neglect the real cause of such condition and to delay the effective cure. In reality, given their rarity, spider bite lesions should be relegated to the end of the differential diagnostic list of necrotic skin lesions.
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spelling Spider poisoning in Portugal: fact or myth?.Envenenamento por aranhas em Portugal: verdade ou mito?There are 800 known species of spiders in Portugal. Of these, only two may cause any kind of medical condition: the Mediterranean black-widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) and the violin spider (Loxosceles rufescens). Both are relatively common in the country, the latter inclusively in urban areas. It is frequent in Portugal for some types of necrotic lesión to be attributed to spider bites. However, as in the rest of the world, evidences are often circumstantial. Most probably, some of the reported cases may in fact represent misdiagnoses of serious conditions such as infections by Streptococcus group A or Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The correct diagnosis of spider poisoning must always be submitted to the following steps: (1) confirmation or observation of the biting, with verification of medical signs compatible with it; (2) the spider should be captured immediately or right after the bite, dead or alive; (3) identification of the spider by a taxonomist. It is extremely important that the medical community does not associate any necrotic lesion with a spider bite based on merely circumstantial evidence. Doing it is to neglect the real cause of such condition and to delay the effective cure. In reality, given their rarity, spider bite lesions should be relegated to the end of the differential diagnostic list of necrotic skin lesions.There are 800 known species of spiders in Portugal. Of these, only two may cause any kind of medical condition: the Mediterranean black-widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) and the violin spider (Loxosceles rufescens). Both are relatively common in the country, the latter inclusively in urban areas. It is frequent in Portugal for some types of necrotic lesión to be attributed to spider bites. However, as in the rest of the world, evidences are often circumstantial. Most probably, some of the reported cases may in fact represent misdiagnoses of serious conditions such as infections by Streptococcus group A or Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The correct diagnosis of spider poisoning must always be submitted to the following steps: (1) confirmation or observation of the biting, with verification of medical signs compatible with it; (2) the spider should be captured immediately or right after the bite, dead or alive; (3) identification of the spider by a taxonomist. It is extremely important that the medical community does not associate any necrotic lesion with a spider bite based on merely circumstantial evidence. Doing it is to neglect the real cause of such condition and to delay the effective cure. In reality, given their rarity, spider bite lesions should be relegated to the end of the differential diagnostic list of necrotic skin lesions.Ordem dos Médicos2010-02-10info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/597oai:ojs.www.actamedicaportuguesa.com:article/597Acta Médica Portuguesa; Vol. 23 No. 1 (2010): January-February; 33-8Acta Médica Portuguesa; Vol. 23 N.º 1 (2010): Janeiro-Fevereiro; 33-81646-07580870-399Xreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/597https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/597/281Cardoso, PedroAlmeida, A Paulo Ginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-12-20T10:56:33Zoai:ojs.www.actamedicaportuguesa.com:article/597Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:16:36.270861Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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Envenenamento por aranhas em Portugal: verdade ou mito?
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Cardoso, Pedro
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description There are 800 known species of spiders in Portugal. Of these, only two may cause any kind of medical condition: the Mediterranean black-widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) and the violin spider (Loxosceles rufescens). Both are relatively common in the country, the latter inclusively in urban areas. It is frequent in Portugal for some types of necrotic lesión to be attributed to spider bites. However, as in the rest of the world, evidences are often circumstantial. Most probably, some of the reported cases may in fact represent misdiagnoses of serious conditions such as infections by Streptococcus group A or Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The correct diagnosis of spider poisoning must always be submitted to the following steps: (1) confirmation or observation of the biting, with verification of medical signs compatible with it; (2) the spider should be captured immediately or right after the bite, dead or alive; (3) identification of the spider by a taxonomist. It is extremely important that the medical community does not associate any necrotic lesion with a spider bite based on merely circumstantial evidence. Doing it is to neglect the real cause of such condition and to delay the effective cure. In reality, given their rarity, spider bite lesions should be relegated to the end of the differential diagnostic list of necrotic skin lesions.
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