A Case Report on Generalised Muscle Spasms After Ornamental Tarantula Bites That Responded Well to Intravenous Calcium Gluconate Treatment.
calcium gluconate
muscle spasms
ornamental tarantula
poecilotheria fasciata
spider bite
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
accepted:
06
08
2023
medline:
11
9
2023
pubmed:
11
9
2023
entrez:
11
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Here, we present a case of a 55-year-old male, who was admitted with a spider bite, which caused swelling of the hand and painful muscle spasms along with palpitations. The patient made a complete recovery after the administration of intravenous calcium gluconate, followed by oral calcium supplements. Although no specific treatment exists in Sri Lanka for spider bites, calcium supplements can be beneficial for Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria fasciata) bites.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37692640
doi: 10.7759/cureus.43074
pmc: PMC10483889
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e43074Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Ramesh et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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