Acute renal failure following latrodectism

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

VETERINARY AND HUMAN TOXICOLOGY, vol.43, no.3, pp.161-163, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Journal Name: VETERINARY AND HUMAN TOXICOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.161-163
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.