Envenomation by Steatoda borealis (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Connecticut, USA

We report a case of envenomation by Steatoda borealis (Hentz, 1850) in Connecticut in late spring 2021. The bitten subject was a 60-yr-old female Caucasian. The bite occurred upon disturbing some books in her basement. She reported a painful stinging bite on her finger followed by the formation of a...

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Published inJournal of medical entomology Vol. 58; no. 6; pp. 2538 - 2539
Main Authors Vossbrinck, Charles R, Krinsky, William L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published US Entomological Society of America 01.11.2021
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Abdomen
Animals
Bites and stings
Case reports
Connecticut
Entomology
envenomation
false widow
Female
Females
Humans
Males
Middle Aged
Necrosis
Pain
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Spider Bites - pathology
Spiders
Steatoda
Theridiidae
Venom
Connecticut
United States > US
false widow
envenomation
Theridiidae
Connecticut
Steatoda
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Summary:We report a case of envenomation by Steatoda borealis (Hentz, 1850) in Connecticut in late spring 2021. The bitten subject was a 60-yr-old female Caucasian. The bite occurred upon disturbing some books in her basement. She reported a painful stinging bite on her finger followed by the formation of an erythematous macule at the site of the bite which was gone the next day. There was no sign of necrosis. The spider was recovered directly at that time. The victim reported that later that night she experienced heart palpitations. This is the first report of envenomation by S. borealis, a common spider in Connecticut.
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ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjab142