A case: Acute myocardial infarction in a child due to spider bite

Volume: 4 Number: 02 June 1, 2014
  • Edmond Laho
  • Edmond Puca
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A case: Acute myocardial infarction in a child due to spider bite

Abstract

This report presents a case of a ten-years-old girl, who suffered myocardial ischemia following by "black widow" spider bite. A few minutes after the bite, her parents saw a small, black and shiny lesion in insect bite. The clinical signs began about 3-4 hours after the bite. The venom of the Latrodectus mactans "black widow" is toxic, resulting about 5-6 % fatality rate. The case of a black widow spider bite resulting in myocardial ischemia is very rare and has not been described in a child before this report in Albania.

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English

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Authors

Edmond Laho This is me

Edmond Puca This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2014

Submission Date

April 30, 2015

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Year 2014 Volume: 4 Number: 02

APA
Laho, E., & Puca, E. (2014). A case: Acute myocardial infarction in a child due to spider bite. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 4(02). https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2014.02.0130
AMA
1.Laho E, Puca E. A case: Acute myocardial infarction in a child due to spider bite. J Microbil Infect Dis. 2014;4(02). doi:10.5799/ahinjs.02.2014.02.0130
Chicago
Laho, Edmond, and Edmond Puca. 2014. “A Case: Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Child Due to Spider Bite”. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 4 (02). https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2014.02.0130.
EndNote
Laho E, Puca E (June 1, 2014) A case: Acute myocardial infarction in a child due to spider bite. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 4 02
IEEE
[1]E. Laho and E. Puca, “A case: Acute myocardial infarction in a child due to spider bite”, J Microbil Infect Dis, vol. 4, no. 02, June 2014, doi: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2014.02.0130.
ISNAD
Laho, Edmond - Puca, Edmond. “A Case: Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Child Due to Spider Bite”. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 4/02 (June 1, 2014). https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2014.02.0130.
JAMA
1.Laho E, Puca E. A case: Acute myocardial infarction in a child due to spider bite. J Microbil Infect Dis. 2014;4. doi:10.5799/ahinjs.02.2014.02.0130.
MLA
Laho, Edmond, and Edmond Puca. “A Case: Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Child Due to Spider Bite”. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, vol. 4, no. 02, June 2014, doi:10.5799/ahinjs.02.2014.02.0130.
Vancouver
1.Edmond Laho, Edmond Puca. A case: Acute myocardial infarction in a child due to spider bite. J Microbil Infect Dis. 2014 Jun. 1;4(02). doi:10.5799/ahinjs.02.2014.02.0130

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