A Case Report on Generalised Muscle Spasms After Ornamental Tarantula Bites That Responded Well to Intravenous Calcium Gluconate Treatment

dc.contributor.author	Ramesh, R.
dc.contributor.author	Arulmoly, K.
dc.contributor.author	Anushanth, U.
dc.contributor.author	Aruna, G.
dc.contributor.author	Suganthan, N.
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-19T03:53:23Z
dc.date.available	2023-09-19T03:53:23Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	Ramesh, R., Kanagasingam, A., Anushanth, U., Gunasinghe, A., & Suganthan, N. (2023). A Case Report on Generalised Muscle Spasms After Ornamental Tarantula Bites That Well-Responded to Intravenous Calcium Gluconate Treatment. Cureus, 15(8).	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/9689
dc.description.abstract	Here, we present a case of a 55-year-old male, who was admitted with a spider bite, which caused swelling of the hand and painful muscle spasms along with palpitations. The patient made a complete recovery after the administration of intravenous calcium gluconate, followed by oral calcium supplements. Although no specific treatment exists in Sri Lanka for spider bites, calcium supplements can be beneficial for Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria fasciata) bites.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer	en_US
dc.subject	Calcium gluconate	en_US
dc.subject	Muscle spasms	en_US
dc.subject	Spider bite	en_US
dc.subject	Ornamental tarantula	en_US
dc.subject	Poecilotheria fasciata	en_US
dc.title	A Case Report on Generalised Muscle Spasms After Ornamental Tarantula Bites That Responded Well to Intravenous Calcium Gluconate Treatment	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US