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Latrodectism is the clinical syndrome caused by envenomation from widow spiders (genus Latrodectus). It is a legacy term referring to the systemic symptoms following a black widow spider bite. The modern preferred term is widow spider envenomation or widow spider bite syndrome. The condition results from neurotoxic venom that affects the nervous system, causing characteristic pain and autonomic symptoms.
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