A VENEZUELAN OUTBREAK OF VENOMOUS ACCIDENTS PRODUCED BY CENTIPEDES (SCOLOPENDRA GIGANTEA LINNAEUS1758) (SCOLOPENDROMORPHA;SCOLOPENDRINAE)

Autores/as

  • Alexis Rodríguez Acosta Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Apartado 47423, Caracas 1041, Venezuela
  • Mauricio Ghisoli Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Apartado 47423, Caracas 1041, Venezuela
  • Julio Cassette Centro de Salud de Capaya, Estado Miranda, Ministerio de Salud y Desarrollo Social, Venezuela. Correspondencia. Alexis Rodríguez-Acosta MD Ph.D, Apartado 47423, Caracas 1041, Venezuela.
  • Alberto González Centro de Salud de Capaya, Estado Miranda, Ministerio de Salud y Desarrollo Social, Venezuela. Correspondencia. Alexis Rodríguez-Acosta MD Ph.D, Apartado 47423, Caracas 1041, Venezuela.
  • Matías Reyes Lugo Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Apartado 47423, Caracas 1041, Venezuela

Palabras clave:

Scolopendra, centipedes. venom, envenomation,

Resumen

We are reporting accidents caused by ccntipedes from Capaya town, Miranda state, Venezuela, in a circumstance that have could define as epidemic. Five human cases of envenomation by Scolopendra gigantea Linneaus 1758 occurred in 3 months are described (November 98 to February 99). Patienls presented an intense local pain, erythcma, paresthesias, edema and functional impotence. From 5 lo 7 days they had ad integrum restitution. Extremities were the most frequent bite localization. The entire captured specimens in connection wiih these human accidents were lone mature animals. All these patients referred that their accidents occurred during sleeping time. Treatment included local ice, systemic corticosteroids, and administration of antihistamines and analgesics, as needed conforming to severity of the lesions

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Número

Vol. 20 Núm. 2 (2000)

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