Myocarditis following katipo spider bite
Crook, R.; Harrison, N.; Gibbons, D.
New Zealand Medical Journal 123(1314): 119-121
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1175-8716 PMID: 20581920 Document Number: 645831
We report the case of a 22-year-old man who developed severe myocarditis following a presumed katipo spider bite. Katipo spiders are thought to be one of the most poisonous native creatures in New Zealand. No deaths from katipo spider bites have been reported since the 19th Century. A literature search reveals no previously reported cases of myocarditis following a bite from a katipo spider. The clinical presentation of latrodectism is discussed.