II. Epidemiology
- Most common in Desert Southwest
III. Types: Tarantula genera
- Acanthoscurria
- Brachypelma
- Gramostola
- Lasiodora
IV. Symptoms
- Bite reactions
- Mild stinging with minimal inflammation at bite site
- No local necrosis or systemic reactions
- Skin exposure to hairs on dorsal Tarantula body
- Severe localized Pruritus
- Eye exposure to hairs on dorsal Tarantula body
- Corneal Foreign Body reaction
- Causes ophthalmia nodosa or keratoconjunctivitis
V. Management: Symptomatic
- Thorough Wound Cleansing
- Tetanus Prophylaxis
- Elevate extremity
- Oral Analgesics
VI. Management: Eye reactions (Ophthalmia nodosa)
- Immediate ophthalmology referral
VII. Course
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Related Studies
| Concepts | Biologically Active Substance (T123) , Hazardous or Poisonous Substance (T131) |
| MSH | D013111 |
| English | Venoms, Tarantula, Tarantula Venoms |
| French | Venins de tarentule |
| Italian | Veleni della tarantola |
| Czech | tarantule - jedy |
Ontology: Poisoning due to tarantula spider venom (C0413112)
| Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
| SnomedCT | 217668003 |
| Spanish | envenenamiento por picadura de tarántula (trastorno), envenenamiento por picadura de tarántula (hallazgo), envenenamiento por picadura de tarántula |
| English | Poison-tarantula spider venom, Poisoning due to tarantula spider venom, Poisoning due to tarantula spider venom (finding), Poisoning due to tarantula spider venom (disorder) |
