Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia secondary to brown recluse spider bite: A review of the literature and discussion of treatment

Cutis

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 341-347

  Lane, David R ^a,b   Youse, Jeremy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ACQUIRED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COOMBS TEST; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVENOMATION; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SPIDER; SPIDER BITE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12344318660     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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