Delayed diagnosis of red‐back spider envenomation: a timely reminder (for editorial comment, see page 610; see also page 706)
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- case report
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 151 (11-12) , 705-706
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1989.tb139653.x
Abstract
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 treatmen...Keywords
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