Black widow spider envenomation

Summary

Black widow spider envenomation (MONDO:0800176) is a disease and 3 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include sodium chloride. A subtype of poisoning — broader associated-gene and molecular evidence is on the parent page (see Disease family below).

At a glance

• Clinical trials: 3

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

Field	Value
Canonical name	black widow spider envenomation
Mondo ID	MONDO:0800176
SNOMED CT	217666004
Is cancer (heuristic)	no

Also known as: black widow envenomation · latrodectism · poisoning caused by black widow venom · poisoning due to black widow spider · toxic effect of venom of black widow

Disease family

This is a subtype of poisoning. Genetic, therapeutic, and trial evidence is largely curated at the broader-term level — see the parent page for the associated-gene cohort and molecular evidence.

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of primarily extrinsic mechanism › poisoning › black widow spider envenomation

Related subtypes (58): toxic oil syndrome, infantile mercury poisoning, ketamine-induced biliary dilatation, manganese poisoning, cyanide-induced parkinsonism, colchicine poisoning, methanol poisoning, ethylene glycol poisoning, paraquat poisoning, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, acute opioid poisoning, acute tricyclic antidepressant poisoning, acute poisoning by drugs with membrane-stabilizing effect, snakebite envenomation, paracetamol poisoning, cyanide poisoning, scorpion envenomation, argyria, acute ackee fruit intoxication, cocaine intoxication, systemic monochloroacetate poisoning, water intoxication, cassavism, formaldehyde poisoning, heavy metal poisoning, abacavir toxicity, allopurinol toxicity, codeine toxicity, efavirenz toxicity, flucloxacilline toxicity, isoniazid toxicity, raltegravir toxicity, voriconazole toxicity, curariform drugs toxicity, statin toxicity, phenytoin or carbamazepine toxicity, letrozole toxicity, ricin poisoning, ivermectin toxicity, belinostat toxicity or dose selection, toxicity to dolutegravir, mycotoxicosis, ciguatera fish poisoning, lathyrism, cadmium poisoning, phenytoin toxicity, nerve agent poisoning, local anesthetic poisoning, fire ant poisoning, aflatoxicosis, platinum-induced ototoxicity, carbon monoxide poisoning, organophosphate poisoning, sulfur mustard poisoning, cardiac glycoside intoxication, monochloroacetic acid poisoning, chemotherapy-induced toxicity

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

No tiered GWAS variants or ClinVar records for this disease.

Genes & proteins

No associated-gene cohort resolved for this disease. Atlas builds the molecular and therapeutic sections — associated genes, protein families, druggability, pathways, interactions, and drug associations — by aggregating over a disease’s associated genes (resolved via GWAS / GenCC / ClinVar / CIViC), and none resolved here. This is expected for antibody-mediated, autoimmune, or otherwise non-gene-defined conditions; the curated evidence for this disease is its clinical features, GWAS susceptibility, and clinical trials (above).

Function

No pathway enrichment — requires an associated-gene cohort.

Therapeutics

No druggable-target or therapeutic data for this disease’s cohort.

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 3.

Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)

Phase	Trials
PHASE3	1
PHASE2	1
PHASE1	1

Top trials by phase / activity

NCT	Phase	Status	Title
NCT00657540	PHASE3	COMPLETED	Black Widow Spider Antivenin for Patients With Systemic Latrodectism
NCT00247078	PHASE2	COMPLETED	The Efficacy and Safety of Aracmyn in Patients With Systemic Latrodectism
NCT04848714	PHASE1	COMPLETED	Pharmacokinetic Study Protocol of ANAWIDOW Lyophilized Powder for Solution for Intravenous Use in Fasting Conditions

Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)

Molecule	Max phase	Trials referencing
SODIUM CHLORIDE	4	1