Necrosis and abscess in the posterior thigh due to loxosceles bite
Case of a 62-year-old woman presenting with erythematous lesion measuring 7 cm in the posterior thigh, with edema, singns of necrosis and yellow-greenish purulent matter in the center, accompanied by severe pain. The lesion was due to the bite of a spider of the genus loxosceles. Based on these clin...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (SBMFC) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.rbmfc.org.br:article/366 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/366 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Loxosceles Arachnidism Abscess Aracnidismo Abscesso |
| Sumario: | Case of a 62-year-old woman presenting with erythematous lesion measuring 7 cm in the posterior thigh, with edema, singns of necrosis and yellow-greenish purulent matter in the center, accompanied by severe pain. The lesion was due to the bite of a spider of the genus loxosceles. Based on these clinical evidences the the wound was debrided and the purulent discharge was drained with complete excision of the area and total remission of symptoms. |
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