Histological findings after brown recluse spider envenomation

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 242-246

  Elston, Dirk M ^a,b   Eggers, Jeff S ^a   Schmidt, William E ^a   Storrow, Alan B ^a   Doe, Robert H ^a   McGlasson, David ^a   Fischer, Joseph R ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown recluse spider; Envenomation; Eosinophil; Eschar; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

SPIDER VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGIC SKIN REACTION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPIDER BITE; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE NECROSIS; VASCULITIS;

ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; EOSINOPHILS; MACROPHAGES; NEUTROPHILS; RABBITS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SPIDER VENOMS; SPIDERS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0034041409     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200006000-00006     Document Type: Article

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