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Massive dermal ulcerative lesions because of brown recluse spider bite: a rare case report and review of literature

Published:2023-06-01 Issue:6 Volume:2023 Page:
ISSN:2042-8812
Container-title:Journal of Surgical Case Reports
language:en
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Author:

Fakhar Mahdi¹,Alian Shahriar²³,Zakariaei Ashkan⁴⁵,Nourzad Fatemeh⁶⁷,Zakariaei Zakaria⁸⁹

Affiliation:

1. Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences , Sari , Iran

2. Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center , Department of Infectious Diseases, , Sari , Iran

3. Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences , Department of Infectious Diseases, , Sari , Iran

4. Student Research Committee , Babol Branch, , Babol , Iran

5. Islamic Azad University , Babol Branch, , Babol , Iran

6. Toxicology Ward , Qaemshahr Razi Hospital, , Sari , Iran

7. Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences , Qaemshahr Razi Hospital, , Sari , Iran

8. Toxicology and Forensic Medicine Division , Mazandaran Registry Center for Opioids Poisoning, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, , Sari , Iran

9. Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences , Mazandaran Registry Center for Opioids Poisoning, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, , Sari , Iran

Abstract

Abstract A brown recluse spider (BRS) bite is challenging to confirm, but can be clinically diagnosed by considering the location, the season of the year and the clinical manifestations. We described a 26-year-old male who presented after a BRS bite with a skin lesion, bruising, severe swelling and diffuse blisters on the right lower extremity after 3 days. This case should be considered in the differential diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis. Although spider bite poisoning is rare, proper diagnosis and management are important because, in some cases, it can have devastating outcomes.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Surgery

Link

https://academic.oup.com/jscr/article-pdf/2023/6/rjad357/50666764/rjad357.pdf

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