Loxoscelism is a condition occasionally produced by the bite of the recluse spiders (genus Loxosceles). The area becomes dusky and becomes a deep open sore as the skin around the bite dies (necrosis). It is the only proven type of Necrotic arachnidism in humans.{#tag:ref|The recluse spiders are the only genus definitively shown to cause necrotic b...
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A clinical illness produced by the brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusus, of North America; characterised by gangrenous slough at the site of the bite, nausea, malaise, fever, haemolysis, and thrombocytopenia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(lok-sos´ә-liz-әm) poisoning from the bite of the spiders Loxosceles reclusa and L. laeta. It begins with a painful inflamed vesicle and progresses to a gangrenous slough of skin that can be fatal. It is more common with the South American spider than with the North American one.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: loks-os′ĕ-lizm Definitions: 1. A clinical illness produced by the brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusus, of North America; characterized by gangrenous slough at the site of the bite, nausea, malaise, fever, hemolysis, and thrombocytopenia.
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