2021, Number 5
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Med Int Mex 2021; 37 (5)
Acute myocarditis, unusual manifestation of visceral loxoscelism
Hernández-Ortega AP, González-Guerrero MC, Arias-Amaral J, Becerra-Martínez JM
Language: Spanish
References: 18
Page: 867-873
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ABSTRACT
Background: Loxoscelism is a clinical picture resulting from the bite of the spider
of the genus
Loxosceles, it constitutes an important public health problem in several
Latin American countries, including Mexico.
Clinical case: A 31-year-old male patient with diagnosis of loxoscelism, presenting
acute myocarditis as an unusual manifestation and multiple organ failure. Despite of
an unfavorable prognosis, outcome was good.
Conclusions: Studies are needed to implement diagnostic criteria that require
laboratory studies, such as markers of hemolysis and sphingomyelinase D concentrations.
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