A rare cause of severe periorbital edema and dermonecrotic ulcer of the eyelid in a child: Brown recluse spider bite

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-90

  Taşkesen, Mustafa ^a   Akdeniz, Sedat ^a   Taş, Taşkin ^b   Keklikçi, Uǧur ^a   Taş, Mehmet Ali ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Diyarbakir Children Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Dermonecrotic ulcer; Eyelid; Periorbital edema; Spider

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CEFAZOLIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; LOXOSCELES VENOM; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPIDER VENOM;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER BITE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXCISION; EYELID DISEASE; FACE EDEMA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUBRICATION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PERIORBITAL EDEMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN NECROSIS; SPIDER BITE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; EDEMA; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; ULCER;

ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; EDEMA; EYELID DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; SPIDER VENOMS; ULCER;

EID: 79958720507     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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