• Med. J. Aust. · Dec 1989

    Case Reports

    Delayed diagnosis of red-back spider envenomation: a timely reminder.

    • A F Brown.
    • Royal Perth Hospital, WA.
    • Med. J. Aust. 1989 Dec 4; 151 (11-12): 705-6.

    AbstractA case of the delayed diagnosis of envenomation by the redback spider (Latrodectus mactans hasselti) is reported. The common and more unusual presentations then are discussed, together with treatment guide-lines, and comparison is made with the management of latrodectism in the United States as a result of envenomation by the black-widow spider.

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