Bites of brown recluse spiders and suspected necrotic arachnidism.
@article{Swanson2005BitesOB, title={Bites of brown recluse spiders and suspected necrotic arachnidism.}, author={David L. Swanson and Richard S. Vetter}, journal={The New England journal of medicine}, year={2005}, volume={352 7}, pages={ 700-7 } }
Although much has been published about the pathophysiology and treatment of necrotic spider bites, therapeutic interventions continue without evidence-based justification.
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