Skin Necrosis, Diffuse Urticaria, and Cellulitis Due to Presumed Loxosceles Spider Bite
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The clinical manifestations of a recluse spider bite range from local erythema to necrotic skin reactions; bites rarely lead systemic disease known as viscerocutaneous loxoscelism. A 29-y-old female patient was admitted the emergency department with wound, swelling, and pain on her left leg rash whole body result bite. On physical examination, round, hard, black, irregularly shaped area found in zone lower posterior part thigh, were lesions form erythematous papules around area. There color change lesion, extending medial papule diffuse surface trunk arms. At follow-up, had become more apparent. After approximately 1 mo, surgically debrided flap formed tissue In this article, case that thought be caused by Loxosceles which started erythema, progressed lymphangitis, cellulitis, severe necrosis, debrided, evaluated light findings previously reported cases verified patients history suggestive these findings, diagnosis spp. should carefully considered based epidemiologic findings.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1545-1534', '1080-6032']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2020.12.005