Clinical and epidemiological features of definitive and presumed loxoscelism in São Paulo, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 139-143

  Málaque, Ceila Maria Sant'Ana ^a   Castro Valencia, Jaime Enrique ^a   Cardoso, João Luiz Costa ^a   França, Francisco Oscar de Siqueira ^a   Barbaro, Kátia Cristina ^a   Fan, Hui Wen ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dermonecrosis; Envenoming; Loxosceles; Loxoscelism; Spider bite

Indexed keywords

VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIDER BITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVENINS; ARACHNIDISM; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036560698     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652002000300005     Document Type: Article

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