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Delayed diagnosis of red‐back spider envenomation: a timely reminder (for editorial comment, see page 610; see also page 706)
Author(s) -
Brown Anthony F.T.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1989.tb139653.x
Subject(s) - envenomation , spider , medicine , dermatology , biology , zoology , venom , ecology
A case of the delayed diagnosis of envenomation by the red‐back spider ( Latrodectus mactans hasselti ) is reported. The common and more unusual presentations then are discussed, together with treatment guide‐lines, and comparison is made with the management of latrodectism in the United States as a result of envenomation by the black‐widow spider.