Dermatológia pre prax 2/2017

Spider bite Cheiracantium punctorium – case report

Skin reactions following the arthropod bites are still rare in Slovakia. Authors present a case history of 25-year-old woman who suffered from intensive local inflammatory reaction after the bite from yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium punctorium). Presented case history alerts the possibility of bite from yellow sac spider which was previously noticed in the southern regions only.

Keywords: spider, yellow sac spider, Cheiracantium punctorium, spider bite