Clinical course of a loxosceles spider bite in Turkey

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 306-308

  Atilla, Ridvan ^a   Cevik, Arif Alper ^a   Atilla, Ozge Duman ^a   Yanturali, Sedat ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CLAVULANIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN NECROSIS; SPIDER BITE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; SPIDERS; TURKEY;

ARANEAE; LOXOSCELES;

EID: 9244233808     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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