Thrombocytopenia due to aracnidism in a young adult

Authors

  • Diego Valarezo Sevilla Hospital del IESS Ibarra. Ibarra, Ecuador.
  • Vanessa Sarzosa Terán Hospital Básico Atuntaqui. Atuntaqui, Ecuador
  • Cristian Quinteros Vaca Hospital Básico El Ángel. El Angel, Ecuador.

Keywords:

aracnidism, thrombocytopenia, hydrocortisone.

Abstract

The case report of a 26 years patient, assisted in the Hospital of the Ecuadorian Institute for Social Security of Ibarra city, after being bitten by a spider of the  Cyclosternum sp gender and of the Theraphosidae family is described. The main characteristic of the clinical pattern was a decrease of platelets values in 29%. He was treated with intravenous hydrocortisone and 5 weeks later the platelets reached their initial value. The relevance of the case is given by the infrequent of this reaction as a result of the bite of this spider species.  

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Published

2015-08-11

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Valarezo Sevilla D, Sarzosa Terán V, Quinteros Vaca C. Thrombocytopenia due to aracnidism in a young adult. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2015 Aug. 11 [cited 2025 Jun. 7];19(8). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/407

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 8 (2015): MEDISAN

Section

Case Reports

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