Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report
Tarantulas have recently become as pets in most parts of the world that increased the probability of encountering emergency physicians with patients hurt with these spiders. Their attacks usually do not cause general manifestation, however there are some case reports in this regard. Here, a 40-year-...
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| author | Mahboob Pouraghaei Samad Shams Vahdati Ibrahim Mashhadi Taranoom Mahmoudieh |
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| description | Tarantulas have recently become as pets in most parts of the world that increased the probability of encountering emergency physicians with patients hurt with these spiders. Their attacks usually do not cause general manifestation, however there are some case reports in this regard. Here, a 40-year-old man was reported who was referred to the emergency department with severe periumbilical pain that radiated to both legs and diagnosed as a victim of tarantula bite. Such symptoms usually are belonging to other spiders like Black Widow spider, but it seems that tarantula can mimic them in some cases, too. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8321bb3fd2e5430b843b8c2b73e6f13f2022-12-22T01:08:50ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesArchives of Academic Emergency Medicine2645-49042018-12-013310.22037/aaem.v3i3.282Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case ReportMahboob Pouraghaei0Samad Shams Vahdati1Ibrahim Mashhadi2Taranoom Mahmoudieh3Department of Emergency Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, IranRoad Traffic Injury research center, emergency Department ,Tabriz University of medical science, Tabriz, IranDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, IranMedical Faculty,Tabriz University of medical science, Tabriz, IranTarantulas have recently become as pets in most parts of the world that increased the probability of encountering emergency physicians with patients hurt with these spiders. Their attacks usually do not cause general manifestation, however there are some case reports in this regard. Here, a 40-year-old man was reported who was referred to the emergency department with severe periumbilical pain that radiated to both legs and diagnosed as a victim of tarantula bite. Such symptoms usually are belonging to other spiders like Black Widow spider, but it seems that tarantula can mimic them in some cases, too.https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/282Spider bitesbites and stingspetsspider venoms |
| spellingShingle | Mahboob Pouraghaei Samad Shams Vahdati Ibrahim Mashhadi Taranoom Mahmoudieh Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine Spider bites bites and stings pets spider venoms |
| title | Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report |
| title_full | Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report |
| title_short | Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report |
| title_sort | periumbilical pain with radiation to both legs following tarantula bite a case report |
| topic | Spider bites bites and stings pets spider venoms |
| url | https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/282 |
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