A tree frog Scinax perereca predated by a wandering spider Phoneutria keyserlingi in Brazil
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Systemic envenomation caused by the wandering spider Phoneutria nigriventer, with quantification of circulating venom.
INTRODUCTION Bites by Phoneutria spp. spiders are common in Brazil, although only 0.5-1% result in severe envenomation, with most of these occurring in children. Cases of systemic envenomation in adults are very unusual, and no serum venom levels have been previously quantified in these cases. CASE REPORT A 52-year-old man was bitten on the neck by an adult female Phoneutria nigriventer. Imme...
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عنوان ژورنال: Herpetological Bulletin
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1473-0928
DOI: 10.33256/hb155.3435