Tularemia presenting as suspected necrotic arachnidism

Heather F. Sateia; Michael T. Melia; Joseph Cofrancesco

doi:10.1002/ccr3.882

Tularemia presenting as suspected necrotic arachnidism

Heather F. Sateia, Michael T. Melia, Joseph Cofrancesco

School of Medicine

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Abstract

The true danger of the spider bite stems from misdiagnosis and resultant delay in proper treatment of entities that, unlike spider bites, are not self-limited. Obtaining a complete exposure and travel history is central to the development of an accurate and appropriate differential diagnosis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	497-500
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Case Reports
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.882
State	Published - Apr 1 2017

Keywords

Arachnidism
necrotic skin lesion
spider bite
splenomegaly
tick bite
tularemia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

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