title: Pulmonary oedema from a widow spider bite. A case report.
abstract: The clinical course of a patient bitten by a widow spider (Latrodectus indistinctus Pickard-Cambridge (Araneae: Theridiidae] is described. Although this spider is common in southern Africa, case reports are rare. To date details of the development of pulmonary oedema after a bite have not been published in South Africa.
authors.affiliation: Tshilidzini Hospital, PO Shayandima, Venda.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Khusi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000150:complications*