OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether a dose response exists between the dose of brown
recluse spider venom (BRSV) and the cutaneous and coagulation effects in a rabbit model …

Objective To compare the efficacy of dapsone, diphenhydramine, colchicine, and
intralesional triamcinolone in the treatment of brown spider bites. We used a purified venom …

Study objectives: We tested the null hypothesis that no outcome differences exist among the
treatment groups of animals with brown recluse spider envenomations. Study design: A …

Study Objectives: Topical nitroglycerin has been reported to prevent skin necrosis from
brown recluse spider bites, but this has never been scientifically tested. This study attempts …

The authors developed a rabbit model of the brown recluse (BR) spider envenomation of the
human eyelid. The spider bite causes cutaneous necrosis and systemic toxicity in human …

Although there are many spider species throughout the world, most of which have venom,
only about 60 are toxic enough to cause deleterious reactions in humans. In North America …

Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of Loxosceles reclusa venom demonstrated that only
one of seven or eight major (plus three or four minor) protein components caused necrosis …

Our goal was to recreate a passive hemagglutination inhibition (PHAI) test to diagnose
brown recluse spider (BRS; Loxosceles reclusa) bite envenomation for treatment trials …

The brown recluse spider is commonly found throughout the midsouth region of the United
States. Bites from the brown recluse occur when the spider is trapped in clothing or its nest is …

The brown recluse spider is common in parts of south central United States although bites of
human victims are not frequent. The spider has an oval body about 1 cm in length, slightly …