ISSN: 2345-4563
Autumn (November)
Vol. 4 No. 4 (2016)
Tarantula Bite in Iran, a Letter to the Editor
EMERGENCY ,
Vol. 4 No. 4 (2016),
,
Page pp. 169-170
https://doi.org/10.22037/emergency.v4i4.10339
Abstract
I read with great interest the case report titled “Periumbilical pain with radiation to both legs following tarantula bite; a case report” published in Emergency journal. Tarantula spiders are not medically important except for some very limited species, which do not exist in Iran. Solifugae -or rotails as they are called in Iran- are in fact another group of animals also called camel spiders (Figure 2). They are also venom-free and generally cause secondary infections in the site of their bites. Thus, it seems that the patient's signs and symptoms cannot be due to the rotail or tarantula bites.
- Tarantula
- bite
- Iran
References
References
- Pouraghaei M, Shams Vahdati S, Mashhadi I, Mahmoudieh T. Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report. Emergency. 2015;3(3):120-1
- de Haro L, Jouglard J. The dangers of pet tarantulas: experience of the Marseilles Poison Centre. Clin Toxicol. 1998;36(1-2):51-3.
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