Venomous and poisonous arthropods: identification, clinical manifestations of envenomation, and treatments used in human injuries

AUTOR(ES)

Haddad Junior, Vidal, Amorim, Paulo Cezar Haddad de, Haddad Junior, William Teixeira, Cardoso, João Luiz Costa

FONTE

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2015-12

RESUMO

Abstract This review presents the main species of venomous and poisonous arthropods, with commentary on the clinical manifestations provoked by the toxins and therapeutic measures used to treat human envenomations. The groups of arthopods discussed include the class Arachnida (spiders and scorpions, which are responsible for many injuries reported worldwide, including Brazil); the subphylum Myriapoda, with the classes Chilopoda and Diplopoda (centipedes and millipedes); and the subphylum Hexapoda, with the class Insecta and the orders Coleoptera (beetles), Hemiptera (stink bugs, giant water bugs, and cicadas), Hymenoptera (ants, wasps, and bees), and Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths).

Documentos Relacionados

• Venomous and poisonous animals
• Arthropods: Developmental diversity within a (super) phylum
• Classification, Identification, and Clinical Significance of Proteus, Providencia, and Morganella
• Diagnostic imaging of injuries caused by venomous and traumatogenic catfish
• Biochemical changes and manifestations of envenomation produced by Odonthobuthus doriae venom in rabbits