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| Loxoscelism | |
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| A brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa) | |
| Information | |
| Region (s) | world outside the polar and tropical areas |
|---|---|
| Cause | venom (arachnotoxin) |
| Vector | violinist spider |
| Contagiousness |  no |
| CIM-10 | T63.3 |
| CIM-9 | 989 |
| Prophylaxis: | |
| * vaccine | no |
| * medication | no |
| Therapy: | surgery, antivenom (only in Brazil) |
 Medical warning | |
the Loxoscelism is a araneism can cause necrosis of tissue adjacent to the bite of such a spider Loxosceles.
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Vector protection
Protection against the cause
Diagnostic
Symptoms
One to two days after the bite: fever, chills, malaise, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, muscle and joint pain, diarrhea, tachycardia, rash followed by phlyctene. In 20% of cases, this local lesion can progress to ulceration and necrosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, the extension of which may require resection and, in the most serious cases, transplants.
Clinical signs
Anemia caused by destruction of red blood cells under the effect of the venom (haemolytic anemia), a drop in platelet count (thrombocytopenia), disseminated intravascular coagulation (formation of small blood clots), acute kidney failure and hepatocellular failure (major failure) liver function)
