Spider (Latrodectus hesperus) poisoning through the conjunctiva. A case report
Fuller, G.K.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 33(5): 1035-1036
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9637 PMID: 6486292 Document Number: 221304
Spider poisoning is usually a result of the direct bite, envenomation through the chelicera, of the spider. Reported is an unusual case in which poisoning occurred through the conjunctiva when a fragment from a smashed black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus) flew into a patient's eye. In addition to an immediate local reaction involving the periorbital tissues, the patient experienced systemic effects.