Poisonous Spider Bites
Authors: EMIL BOGEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1932)

Article1 September 1932Poisonous Spider BitesNewer Developments in Our Knowledge of ArachnidismEMIL BOGEN, M.D.EMIL BOGEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-6-3-375 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINCIDENCE OF ARACHNIDISMAlthough poisoning resulting from the bite of a spider has been recognized from the earliest times, and instances were noted in this country more than two hundred years ago,136a review of the literature made in 1926 disclosed a remarkable amount of skepticism as to the real existence and seriousness of this condition. 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