Centipede envenomation (Chilopoda): Case report

Centipedes are venomous arthropods that have an elongated body, divided into many segments, presenting a pair of legs in each segment, adapted pairs of paws that simulate fangs and inject venom causing intense pain, with local erythema and edema, and rarely, blisters and skin necrosis. We present th...

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Autores principales: Haddad, Vidal, de Amorim, Paulo Cezar Haddad, da Cruz, Carolina Rassi, Amaral, Antônio Lucas Sforcin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9176727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35674561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0601-2021
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Sumario:Centipedes are venomous arthropods that have an elongated body, divided into many segments, presenting a pair of legs in each segment, adapted pairs of paws that simulate fangs and inject venom causing intense pain, with local erythema and edema, and rarely, blisters and skin necrosis. We present the case of a young woman pricked on her upper lip with intense swelling and local pain and discuss the real danger of envenomation and the therapeutic measures that should be taken.

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