Spider Envenomation, Redback: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

spider bite, redback spider, spider envenomation, Jockey spider, latrodectism, latrotoxin, aLTX, neurotoxin, redback spider bite, spider bite treatment

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Rebecca L Rubin, MD, Clinical Assistant Instructor and Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center
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Sage W Wiener, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate, Director of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center
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