Severe loxoscelism with lethal outcome. Report of one case;Desenlace fatal por loxoscelismo cutáneo visceral

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-223

  Zambrano F, Alcides ^a,c   González C, Jorge ^b   Callejas G, Guillermo ^a  

^a Hospital Regional de Antofagasta   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^c NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Arachnidism; Kidney failure, acute; Loxosceles venom

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744433687     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: 07176163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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