title: Local cutaneous arachnidism: a report of three cases and their management.
abstract: Bites from Loxosceles spiders can cause few symptoms to gangrenous skin necrosis or even death. To date, the treatment of the violin spider bite is largely unsatisfactory. Although no specific therapy exists, it has been suggested that heparin, steroids, dapsone, experimental antivenin and/or surgical excision may be beneficial. Three rare cases of suspected spider bite and their surgical treatment are reported. On the basis of geographical area, anamnesis and clinical symptoms, we suppose Loxoceles rufescens responsible for these bites.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Department, University of Sassari, V.le San Pietro 43b, 07100 Sassari, Italy. farace@uniss.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farace
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lissia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Masia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rubino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D013112:Spiders