Pulmonary oedema from a widow spider bite. A case report.
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.
Visser
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Tshilidzini Hospital, PO Shayandima, Venda.
Khusi
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000150:complications*