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loxoscelism

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loxoscelism /lox·os·ce·lism/ (lok-sos´sil-izm) a morbid condition due to the bite of the spiders Loxosceles laeta and L. reclusa, beginning with a painful erythematous vesicle and progressing to a gangrenous slough of the affected area.
lox·os·ce·lism (lk-ss-lzm)
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A condition produced by the bite of the brown recluse spider of North America and characterized by a gangrenous slough at the site of bite, nausea, malaise, fever, hemolysis, and thrombocytopenia.
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The third patient also presented in a delayed fashion, and she exhibited symptoms of loxoscelism and significant scarring.
Brown recluse spider bites to the head: three cases and a review by Itani, Kamel / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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