Brown Spider Envenomation

Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 191-193

  Peterson, Michael E ^a  

^a Reid Veterinary Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

brown recluse; dermonecrotic ulcer; envenomation; skin ulcer; spider bite

Indexed keywords

LOXOSCELES VENOM; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPIDER VENOM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN ULCER; SPIDER BITE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; NECROSIS; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; SKIN; SKIN ULCER; SPIDER VENOMS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; LOXOSCELES; LOXOSCELES RECLUSA;

EID: 33845387130     PISSN: 10962867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ctsap.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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