Citation

Cohen J, Bush S. Ann. Emerg. Med. 2005; 45(4): 414-416.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA.

Comment In:

Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Jun;45(6):679-80; author reply 680-1

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.06.018

PMID

15795721

Abstract

Widow spider envenomations generally produce systemic neurologic syndromes without significant local injury. We report a patient who sustained a black widow spider bite to the left forearm and presented to the emergency department with rhabdomyolysis and compartment syndrome. We documented a decrease in symptoms and compartment pressure after administration of antivenom. No surgical intervention was performed. We believe this report to be the first documenting compartment syndrome associated with black widow spider bite.

Language: en