Kiriakos Demetrio, Núñez Paola, Parababire Yasmely, García Marianne, Medina Jenny, Sousa Leonardo De
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de OrienteAnzoátegui, Venezuela.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008 Mar-Apr;41(2):202-4. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822008000200015.
The first case of envenoming by Latrodectus geometricus in Venezuela is described. The accident occurred at the victims home, in Aragua de Barcelona, Anzoátegui State. The 31-year-old female victim was bitten twice on the left scapular region, in quick succession (within seconds). She developed a hyperactive state of the central, autonomic and peripheral nervous systems with minor local symptoms.
