Spider (Latrodectus hesperus) poisoning through the conjunctiva. A case report.
Spider poisoning is usually a result of the direct bite, envenomation through the chelicera, of the spider. Reported is an unusual case in which poisoning occurred through the conjunctiva when a fragment from a smashed black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus) flew into a patient's eye. In addition to an immediate local reaction involving the periorbital tissues, the patient experienced systemic effects.
D000328:Adult; D001180:Arthropod Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D001740:Black Widow Spider; D003228:Conjunctiva; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013111:Spider Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D013112:Spiders
D001180:Arthropod Venoms; D013111:Spider Venoms