Upper airway obstruction caused by brown recluse spider envenomization of the neck

A 7-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with progressive cervical soft tissue swelling and airway compromise due to envenomization by a brown recluse spider. This life-threatening complication is an extremely unusual presentation of brown recluse spider envenomization. Previous publis...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 1996-11, Vol.14 (7), p.660-662
Main Authors: Goto, Collin S, Abramo, Thomas J, Ginsburg, Charles M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airway Obstruction - etiology
Animal poisons toxicology. Antivenoms
Biological and medical sciences
Brown recluse spider
Child
dermatonecrosis
Edema - etiology
Erythema - etiology
Humans
loxoscelism
Male
Medical sciences
Spider Bites - complications
Spider Bites - therapy
Toxicology
upper airway obstruction
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Summary:A 7-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with progressive cervical soft tissue swelling and airway compromise due to envenomization by a brown recluse spider. This life-threatening complication is an extremely unusual presentation of brown recluse spider envenomization. Previous published reports have centered on the disfiguring localized tissue necrosis or life-threatening systemic reactions that occur secondary to the spider's venom.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90083-2