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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2023

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

Mahdi Fakhar, Shahriar Alian, Ashkan Zakariaei, Fatemeh Nourzad, Zakaria Zakariaei

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mahdi FakharIranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Shahriar AlianAntimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Ashkan ZakariaeiStudent Research Committee, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran.
Fatemeh NourzadToxicology Ward, Qaemshahr Razi Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Zakaria ZakariaeiToxicology and Forensic Medicine Division, Mazandaran Registry Center for Opioids Poisoning, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IRImam Khomeini Hospital · IRIslamic Azad University, BabolRazi Hospital · IR

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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BlistersBrown recluse spiderNecrotizing fasciitisSkin lesion

Identifiers

PMID37360745
PMCPMC10284676
OpenAlexW4381686160

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