Accidents caused by brown spiders (Loxosceles genus) are classically associated with
dermonecrotic lesions and systemic manifestations including intravascular haemolysis …

Envenomation by arachnids causes significant medical illness worldwide. Scorpion sting is
the most important arachnid envenomation causing adult morbidity and pediatric mortality …

Loxosceles spiders have a wide distribution in the temperate and tropical regions of the
world. Loxoscelism is characterized by necrotic skin ulceration at the bite site and, less …

Spiders of the genus Loxosceles, popularly known as Brown spiders, are considered a
serious public health issue, especially in regions of hot or temperate climates, such as parts …

Brown spiders are venomous arthropods that use their venom for predation and defense. In
humans, bites of these animals provoke injuries including dermonecrosis with gravitational …

High molecular weight serine-proteases have been identified in Loxosceles intermedia
(brown spider) venom. The mechanism by which Loxosceles spp venoms cause …

Brown spider (Genus Loxosceles) bites are normally associated with necrotic skin
degeneration, gravitational spreading, massive inflammatory response at injured region …

Loxoscelism or brown spider envenomation is the most important form of araneism in some
countries and constitutes the third cause of accidents by venomous animals in Brazil. The …

The venom of the brown spider is remarkable because it causes dermonecrotic injury,
hemorrhagic problems, hemolysis, platelet aggregation and renal failure. The mechanism by …

The Heteroptera are a diverse suborder of phytophagous, hematophagous, and
zoophagous insects. The shift to zoophagy can be traced back to the transformation of …