Search of intravascular hemolysis in patients with the cutaneous form of loxoscelism

Authors

  • Pasquale Morena Instituto Butantan; Laboratório de Fisiopatologia
  • Kimiyo Nonoyama USP; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Psiquiatria
  • João Luiz C. Cardoso Instituto Butantan; Hospital Vital Brazil
  • Orlando C. de O. Barreto USP; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Psiquiatria

Keywords:

Loxoscelism, Hemolysis

Abstract

Haptoglobin assay, a highly sensitive method to detect intravascular hemolysis was carried out in the sera of 19 patients referred to Hospital Vital Brazil with the cutaneous form of loxoscelism in order to investigate the occurrence of mild intravascular hemolysis. Data from this series did not show decreased levels haptoglobin, ruling out intravascular hemolysis in these patients with cutaneous form of loxoscelism.

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Published

1994-04-01

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (1994)

Section

Envenomation

How to Cite

Morena, P., Nonoyama, K., Cardoso, J. L. C., & Barreto, O. C. de O. (1994). Search of intravascular hemolysis in patients with the cutaneous form of loxoscelism . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 36(2), 149-151. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29138