Woman bitten by a spider deprived ear

Ear 22-year-old Dutch girl after a spider bite at first turned black, and then completely dissolved, so that plastic surgeons had to create it anew. For this purpose, they took advantage of the patient's cartilage made from the rib.

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22-year-old resident of the Netherlands during a holiday in Italy, was bitten in the ear Mediterranean recluse spiders. Part of her ear was soon darkened, and then dissolved. For scientists, it was the first confirmation that the spider venom can destroy cartilage. But for most girls began a period of continuous suffering.

Spider Bite   It occurred in a dream, and she awoke with severe pain in the ear. This part of her head was swollen so badly that doctors at the local hospital initially did not even suspect the attack spider. They decided that the girl has been some severe allergy and gave her medication from the group of antihistamines. This drug did not help the injured, swelling and pain did not disappear. Soon start to blacken his ear.

Only after that the doctors suspected that the problem may be spider bite -zatvornika, whose venom is known for its ability to destroy the skin, killing its cells using complex chemicals that destroy proteins. It has no reliable medical drugs that can stop this process. So doctors had to cut the plastic part of the ear, which managed to turn black and dissolve that in its place put the cartilage made from the rib of the patient. This story is described in detail in the journal Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.

Note that recluse spider bites can be severe and sometimes fatal (developing kidney failure). Usually bite into a red mark, turning into an open wound with the exposed muscle tissue, which is very long delayed. (READ MORE)

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