title: Delayed diagnosis of red-back spider envenomation: a timely reminder.
abstract: A case of the delayed diagnosis of envenomation by the redback 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.
authors.affiliation: Royal Perth Hospital, WA.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy