Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 104-109, June 2007

Emergency Department Evaluation and Treatment for Children With Arthropod Envenomations: Immunologic and Toxicologic Considerations

  • Cyrus Rangan, MD, FAAP, ACMT

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Cyrus Rangan, MD, FAAP, ACMT, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 313 N Figueroa Street, Room 127, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

USC/Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

California Poison Control System

Toxics Epidemiology Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA

Arthropod envenomations are a significant cause of environmental injury in children. Bees, wasps, and spiders inflict injury via specialized venoms with a broad range of components, mechanisms, and potential treatments. Immunologic and toxicologic considerations in the evaluation and management of arthropod envenomations are important for the understanding of the progression of envenomations, prompt diagnosis of severe conditions including anaphylaxis, and the use of antivenom in selected cases.

Keywords: envenomation, arthropod, arachnida, hymenoptera

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PII: S1522-8401(07)00026-2

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2007.04.004

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 104-109, June 2007

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