Catalog

Loxoscelism

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Loxoscelism – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1822361685

Reaction to the bite of any one of several species of recluse spiders of the genus Loxsceles. Severe envenomation can result in extensive local tissue necrosis and, rarely, in systemic manifestations including disseminated intravascular coagulation.