Spider bite in Sri Lanka: two case reports of envenomation by two tarantula species
Spiders belong to the class Arachnida in the phylum Arthropoda. Although the bite of the spider is feared as much as that of venomous snakes in Sri Lanka, spider bite related deaths are not reported in this country. A 43-year-old patient presented with local swelling, pain, bleeding from puncture s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Kandy Society of Medicine
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://sljm.sljol.info/articles/82 |