Goddard Jerome, Upshaw Stacy, Held David, Johnnson Kerry
Mississippi Department of Health, and the Mississippi State University Extension Service, Jackson, MS 39215, USA.
South Med J. 2008 Dec;101(12):1269-70. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31817f4d89.
The brown widow, Latrodectus geometricus, is one of five species of Latrodectus in the United States, and is reported to be one of the least dangerous. However, we report a previously healthy patient bitten by a brown widow, resulting in a serious reaction requiring hospitalization. Symptoms included severe pain, cramps, nausea/vomiting, and fasciculations in the pectoral and quadriceps muscles. This report signals a need to re-evaluate previously held ideas that brown widow bites are of minor consequence.
棕色寡妇蜘蛛，即间斑寇蛛，是美国境内寇蛛属的五个物种之一，据报道是危险性最小的物种之一。然而，我们报告了一例此前健康的患者被棕色寡妇蜘蛛咬伤，导致严重反应并需要住院治疗。症状包括剧痛、痉挛、恶心/呕吐，以及胸肌和股四头肌的肌束颤动。本报告表明有必要重新评估此前认为棕色寡妇蜘蛛咬伤后果轻微的观点。
