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Report of cutaneous loxoscelism caused by violin spider bite in Northern Italy
Michela Starace MD, PhD,
Michela Starace MD, PhD
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale (DIMES), Alma MaterStudiorum - University di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Corresponding Author
Tiziano Ferrari MD
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Francesca Bruni MD,
Francesca Bruni MD
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Annalisa Patrizi MD, PhD,
Annalisa Patrizi MD, PhD
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale (DIMES), Alma MaterStudiorum - University di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Aurora Alessandrini MD,
Aurora Alessandrini MD
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Michela Starace MD, PhD,
Michela Starace MD, PhD
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale (DIMES), Alma MaterStudiorum - University di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Tiziano Ferrari MD,
Corresponding Author
Tiziano Ferrari MD
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Francesca Bruni MD,
Francesca Bruni MD
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Annalisa Patrizi MD, PhD,
Annalisa Patrizi MD, PhD
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale (DIMES), Alma MaterStudiorum - University di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Aurora Alessandrini MD,
Aurora Alessandrini MD
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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First published: 13 July 2021
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