Red‐back spider(Latrodectus mactans hasselti)envenomation in a neonate
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 2 (12), 665-666
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb122737.x
Abstract
A case of red‐back spider (Latrodectus mactans hasselti) envenomation in a neonate is presented. The signs of envenomation in a neonate are discussed, together with the dose of antivenom necessary for the successful treatment of envenomation. In episodes of untractable crying in neonates, the possibility that the baby has been bitten by a redback spider should be considered.Keywords
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