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Research Article

A Case of Intoxication after a Bite by Latrodectus tredecimguttatus

Pages 313-314 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

A case of intoxication in Southern Bulgaria after a bite from the venomous spider Latrodectus tredecimguttatus is reported. The development of both local (acute pain, itching erythema, paraesthesiae in the area of the bite) and general (weakness, headache, dizziness, fever, vomiting, myalgia, muscle cramps) symptoms, which passed relatively easily, is described. The clinical picture and treatment are briefly commented on.

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