Cutaneous loxoscelism caused by Loxosceles similis venom and neutralization capacity of its specific antivenom

Toxicon

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-30

  Chatzaki, M ^a,b   Horta, C C ^a   Almeida, M O ^a   Pereira, N B ^a   Mendes, T M ^a   Dias Lopes, C ^a   Guimaraes G ^a   Moro, L ^a   Chavez Olortegui C ^a   Horta, M C R ^c   Kalapothakis, E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Dermonecrosis; Loxosceles; Loxosceles venom; Loxoscelism; Loxtox; Similis; Spider; Toxin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPIDER VENOM; SPIDER VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LOXOSCELES SIMILIS; LOXOSCELISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; POISONOUS SPIDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; FEMALE; MALE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; RABBITS; SKIN DISEASES; SPIDER VENOMS;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; LOXOSCELES; LOXOSCELES GAUCHO; LOXOSCELES INTERMEDIA; LOXOSCELES LAETA; LOXOSCELES SIMILIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84859406598     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: 18793150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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