Loxosceles reclusa Envenomation Causing Acute Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report on Loxoscelism.

Cureus

Department of Emergency Medicine, Ascension Health, Murfreesboro, USA.

Published: July 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • The case report aims to educate about the signs, assessment, diagnosis, and management of envenomation, specifically focusing on loxoscelism*.
  • It presents a specific case of an adult who suffered from loxoscelism and ended up in the emergency department for care*.
  • Additionally, the report seeks to contribute to existing literature by including bite wound images linked to loxoscelism that required hospital admission and treatment for acute hemolytic anemia*.

Article Abstract

This case report has the main objective of providing education surrounding the presentation, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of envenomation and presenting a case of loxoscelism that occurred in an adult that subsequently presented to the emergency department. A secondary objective of this case report is to add to the literature of images bite wound images associated with loxoscelism that resulted in inpatient admission and treatment for acute hemolytic anemia.

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