A Case of Spider Bite by Paracoelotes spinivulva.
- Author:
Eun LEE
1
;
In Yong LEE
;
Hyun Jeong PARK
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Baik Kee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. bkcho@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Paracoelotes spinivulva;
Spider bite
- MeSH:
Arachnidism;
Biopsy;
Bites and Stings;
China;
Fingers;
Humans;
Japan;
Korea;
Middle Aged;
Russia;
Spiders;
Venoms
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(9):1266-1269
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In Korea, a total of 44 families, 217 genus, and 631 species of spiders are reported. However there are no spiders having noxious venom such as Latrodectus sp. or Loxoscles sp. Because of this, there have been no reported serious medical problems due to spider bites in Korea up to now. Paracoelotes spinivulva is a spider belonging to Family Amaurobiidae and Genus Paracoelotes. It is characteristically distributed in Korea and some regions of Japan, China, and Russia. A 46-year-old man presented with two painful, erythematous papules on the left index finger tip. He was bitten by a spider three days prior to the visit. Punch biopsy was done from the bite site. Although spider bites may be relatively common, there is only one official report of a spider bite in Korea. Herein, we report a case of a spider bite by a indigenous spider, Paracoelotes spinivulva.
