Necrotic arachnidism of the eyelid due to Loxosceles rufescens spider bite

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 302-305

  Bajin, Meltem Soylev ^a   Arikan, Gul ^a   Parlak, Melih ^a   Tuncok, Yesim ^a   Yigit, Nazife ^a   Durak, Ismet ^b   Saatci, Ali Osman ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Eyelid; Loxosceles rufescens; Loxoscelism; Necrotic arachnidism; Spider

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; SPIDER; SPIDER BITE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARACHNIDISM; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARANEAE; LOXOSCELES;

EID: 80455155958     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569527.2011.577494     Document Type: Article

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