Loxosceles reclusa bite to the eyelid

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 633-635

  Keklikci, Ugor ^a   Akdeniz, S ^a   Sakalar, Y B ^a   Cakmak, S S ^a   Unlu, K ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Eyelid; Loxosceles reclusa; Supportive therapy; Venom

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPIDER VENOM; LOXOSCELES VENOM; PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYELID DISEASE; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUBRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIDER; SPIDER BITE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ANIMAL; EDEMA; EYELID; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; EDEMA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYELID DISEASES; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NECROSIS; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; SPIDER VENOMS; SPIDERS;

EID: 50549089688     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800423     Document Type: Article

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