title: [Tarantulas bite: two case reports of finger bite from Haplopelma lividum].
abstract: The risk of envenomations by venomous exotic spiders have not been well recognized in Japan. Two cases of finger bite from Asian pet tarantula, Haplopelma lividum (Cobalt blue), are reported. In both cases, initial severe pain and inflammatory signs were completely healed with only symptomatic treatments within several hours. In one case, arthritic stiffness lasted for a few weeks following bite but resulted no permanent deficit. Bites from Haplopelma lividum seemed relatively harmless like other various tarantulas, although the composition of the venom has been unknown.
authors.affiliation: Osaka Prefectural Nakakawachi Medical Center of Acute Medicine.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takaoka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakae
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tohma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shiono
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tabuse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000188:drug therapy; D013111:Spider Venoms / Q000737:chemistry; D013112:Spiders
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D013111:Spider Venoms