Spider Bite: A Rare Case of Acute Necrotic Arachnidism with Rapid and Fatal Evolution
The spider bites are quite frequent and often resolve quickly without leaving outcomes; only some species are capable of causing necrotic and systematic lesions in humans. Among them, we should mention the genus Loxosceles. The venom released from the spider bite of Loxosceles species is composed of...
Main Authors: | Mario Pezzi, Anna Maria Giglio, Annamaria Scozzafava, Orazio Filippelli, Giuseppe Serafino, Mario Verre |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7640789 |
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