| [loxoscelism in chile. epidemiologic, clinical and experimental studies]. | a panoramic sight of epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies, referring to loxosceles laeta and loxoscelism, carried out in 1955-1988, in santiago, chile is presented. two-hundred and sixteen cases of loxoscelism were studied. the most relevant features were: 84.3% corresponded to cutaneous loxoscelism (cl) and 15.7% to viscerocutaneous loxoscelism (vcl); 73.6% occurred in hot season; in 86.6% of cases the accident happened in the house, particularly in bedrooms, while the people were ... | 1989 | 2577020 |