Clinical consequences of spider bites: Recent advances in our understanding

Toxicon

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 477-492

  Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a   White, Julian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arachnidism; Latrodectism; Loxoscelism; Necrotic ulcer; Spider bite

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LATROTOXIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; SPIDER VENOM; SPIDER VENOM ANTISERUM;

ALLERGIC REACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SPIDER; SPIDER BITE; ULCER; URTICARIA;

ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDER VENOMS; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; DIPLURIDAE; MYGALOMORPHAE;

EID: 1942470956     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.02.002     Document Type: Review

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