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Diagnosis of loxoscelism in two Turkish patients confirmed with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and non-invasive tissue sampling
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Parasitic DiseaseDiagnosisPathologyDermatologyTurkish PatientsSurgical PathologyVenomicsSerologic TestingEnzyme-linked Immunosorbent AssayLoxosceles ReclusaParasitologyAllergyOphthalmologyNon-invasive TissueHistopathologyInsect Sting AllergyMedical DiagnosticsLoxosceles Spider BitesLoxosceles VenomMedicineCytopathology
Confirmed envenomations due to Loxosceles reclusa have not been previously documented in Turkey, to our knowledge. This brief report describes two Turkish patients with suspected envenomation by Loxosceles spider bites on the eyelids. Material obtained by swabbing the lesions with gauze was tested using a venom-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Both patients tested positive for the presence of Loxosceles venom.