Acute renal failure following latrodectism

Karcıoğlu Ö., Gümüştekin M., Tunçok Y., Çelik A.

VETERINARY AND HUMAN TOXICOLOGY, cilt.43, sa.3, ss.161-163, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Dergi Adı: VETERINARY AND HUMAN TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-163
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Latrodectism is considered dangerous for human beings. Acute renal failure after envenomation is not common and usually results from prerenal failure. We report a 59-y-o man with acute oliguric renal failure due to a combination of prerenal and renal causes after being bitten by a black Latrodectus spider. He had the characteristic anxiety, severe hypertension, tremor, facial edema, and generalized diaphoresis. The patient recovered within a week without sequelae. Clinicians should not overlook the possibility of acute renal failure in latrodectism.