Anaphylactic Reactions to Arthropod Bites and Stings
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140 - Arthropod Bites and Stings
Arthropod venoms are complex mixtures of enzymes, proteins, histamines, and other bioamines that can either damage tissue directly or elicit an allergic response. The venoms of each family are unique, and cross-reactivity is rare with the exception of wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets (vespids). Local tissue reactions from dermal exposure to arthropod antigens result in the common pruritic, ur...
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Anaphylaxis to animal bites and stings poses a significant medical risk of vascular or respiratory reactions that vary according to the patient's response and nature of the insult. Emergency Physicians frequently see patients who complain of an allergic reaction to an animal bite or sting. Although Hymenoptera stings, specifically those of wasps, bees, and hornets, account for the majority of t...
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BACKGROUND Bites by poisonous European snakes of the genus Vipera lead to local tissue damage and systemic symptoms such as generalized oedema, hypotension, gastrointestinal symptoms, haemolysis and renal dysfunction. Not rarely anaphylactic symptoms like urticaria, localized angioedema and asthma are observed. OBJECTIVE To look for snake venom-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) E antibodies in pat...
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Australian Venom Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC. Forbes McGain, MB BS, DipObs, Honorary Fellow; Ken D Winkel, MB BS, PhD, FACTM, Director. Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Port Moresby General Hospital, Port Moresby, NCD, PNG. Aaron Limbo, MB BS, DipAnaesth, Registrar. School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Towns...
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The phylum Arthropoda includes arachnids and insects. Although their bites typically cause only local reactions, some species are venomous or transmit disease. The two medically important spiders in the United States are widow spiders (Latrodectus), the bite of which causes intense muscle spasms, and the brown recluse (Loxosceles), which may cause skin necrosis. Widow bites usually respond to n...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Entomologist
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2155-9902,1046-2821
DOI: 10.1093/ae/55.3.134