Almeida, Ricardo Augusto Monteiro de Barros [UNESP]Ferreira Júnior, Rui Seabra [UNESP]Chaves, C. R.Barraviera, Benedito [UNESP]2014-05-202014-05-202009-01-01Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. Botucatu: Cevap-unesp, v. 15, n. 3, p. 562-571, 2009.1678-9199http://hdl.handle.net/11449/11855Widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.), also known as "black widows", have a worldwide distribution and can cause latrodectism. To the best of our knowledge, in Brazil, only one case of Latrodectus geometricus (Koch, 1841) envenomation in a human has been reported. The aim of the present report is to describe a spider bite caused by Latrodectus geometricus in a patient who lives in Paranapanema, São Paulo state, Brazil.562-571engLatrodectus geometricusenvenomationlatrodectismbrown widowArtigoS1678-91992009000300016WOS:000270417000016Acesso abertoS1678-91992009000300016-en.pdf02081384501218980000-0003-0567-6221