Tarantula Bite in Iran, a Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor I read with great interest the case report titled “Periumbilical pain with radiation to both legs following tarantula bite; a case report” published in Emergency journal (1). The authors introduce a male patient presenting with periumbilical pain radiating to both legs. They performed paraclinical evaluations to rule out large vessel insult and herniated disk; however, he discharged himself against medical advice and was re-admitted after 24 hours with right leg swelling and erythema. This time, several bite-like sites were detected on his leg. The authors expected the patient’s signs and symptoms to be due to the tarantula bites. It should be mentioned