Steatoda spider envenomation in southern France;Un cas de stéatodisme observé en Languedoc après morsure d'araignée du genre Steatoda

Presse Medicale

Volumn 35, Issue 12 C1, 2006, Pages 1825-1827

  Pommier, Philip ^a   Rollard, Christine ^b   De Haro, Luc ^a,c  

^a Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Unit Salvator Hospital Public Assistance Marseille Hospitals University Aix Marseille II   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Centre Antipoisons de Marseille   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVENOMATION; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; SPIDER; SPIDER BITE; STEATODA SPIDER; STEATODISM;

EID: 33845572657     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0755-4982(06)74908-9     Document Type: Article

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