Necrotizing arachnidism: Diagnosing with inspection in insect bites: Nekrotizan araknidizm: Böcek ısırması olgularında inspeksiyon tanısı

Nezihat Rana Dişel; Özgür Şahan; Ayça Açıkalın

doi:10.5455/GMJ-30-163393

Authors

Nezihat Rana Dişel Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
Özgür Şahan Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
Ayça Açıkalın

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-163393

Keywords:

Loxoscelism, necrotizing arachnidism, spider bite

Abstract

Early diagnose and treatment in spider bites of Loxosceles species is extremely important in prevention of systemic and local complications. There is not any specific laboratory test or diagnostic clue except lesion's morphology and patient anamnesis. Thus inspection in physical examination and clinical follow-up of such lesions should be remembered. Here, we present two cases of suspected insect bites, one of whom was diagnosed as necrotizing arachnidism due to spider bite.

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