title: Diagnosis of loxoscelism in two Turkish patients confirmed with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and non-invasive tissue sampling.
abstract: Confirmed envenomations due to Loxosceles reclusa have not been previously documented in Turkey, to our knowledge. This brief report describes two Turkish patients with suspected envenomation by Loxosceles spider bites on the eyelids. Material obtained by swabbing the lesions with gauze was tested using a venom-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Both patients tested positive for the presence of Loxosceles venom.
authors.affiliation: University of Dicle, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Diyarbakir, Turkey. sakdeniz@dicle.edu.tr
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akdeniz
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: William V
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Stoecker
authors.forename: Hernan F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: S Ugur
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Keklikçi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013111:Spider Venoms / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D013111:Spider Venoms; C055161:loxosceles venom; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases