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  2. Loxoscelism - Wikipedia

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    The spider biting apparatus is short and bites are only possible in experimental animals with pressure on the spider's back. Thus many bites occur when a spider is trapped in a shirt or pant sleeve. There is no commercial chemical test to determine if the venom is from a brown recluse. The bite itself is not usually painful.

  3. Spider bite - Wikipedia

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    Bleeding also may occur with a bite. Signs of a bacterial infection due to a spider bite occur infrequently (0.9%). [9] A study of 750 definite spider bites in Australia indicated that 6% of spider bites cause significant effects, the vast majority of these being redback spider bites causing significant pain lasting more than 24 hours. [10]

  4. ICD-10 - Wikipedia

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    ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]

  5. Brown Recluse Spider Bites—Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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    (There’s a test that can identify the spider’s venom, but it’s not common and most doctors won’t have it on hand.) “The only confirmed spider bites that I have identified have been when ...

  6. ICD coding for rare diseases - Wikipedia

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    Europe and other parts of the world use the ICD-10. The root codes for ICD-10 and ICD-10-CM are the same, making it helpful for locating codes for general body systems and disease processes. [2] [3] In ICD-11 the search and coding of any disease, including rare ones is done via the ICD-11 website. [4]

  7. What You Think Is A Spider Bite Is Usually Something Else ...

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    These types of bites are rare, but brown recluse, black widow, and hobo spider bites can be deadly, so if you suspect one bit you, seek medical treatment immediately. You may need antibiotics ...

  8. Latrodectism - Wikipedia

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    [18] [19] Antivenom is used widely in Australia for redback bites; however, in the United States, it is less commonly used. Antivenom made from spider bite survivors has been used since the 1920s. [10] Opioids such as morphine relieve pain and benzodiazepines ease muscle spasm in most patients. [16]

  9. What do venomous spider bites look like? Here’s how to ID ...

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    There are more than 3,500 different kinds of spiders in the U.S., but only two pose a real threat to Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia residents.