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Skin Injury Caused by Urticating Hair of Tarantula
毛蜘蛛螫毛引起的皮膚傷害
摘要
毛蜘蛛是一種大型的蜘蛛，屬於捕鳥蛛科，目前常被年輕人視為寵物來飼養。我們報告一名18歲的年輕男性在觸摸毛蜘蛛後產生刺痛且微腫的症狀。我們使用皮屑氫氧化鉀檢查手指上小黑點發現數根大小約20到40微米且具有銳利尖端的針狀物。用顯微鏡進一步檢查蜘蛛的脫殼，可在其體壁上發現類似的結構“經鑑定確認此蜘蛛為Grammostola rosea。病人使用一週的局部類固醇後症狀獲得緩解。我們在此報告這個少見的病例並且回顧相關的文章。此外，我們提出KOH檢查在確定毛蜘蛛引起皮膚傷害的診斷上，是一種簡單且非侵襲性的方法。
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無資料並列摘要
Tarantulas are large hairy spiders that belong to the family Theraphosidae, which are kept as pets mainly by young people. We report an 18-year-old male with the primary complaint of tingling and numbing sensation in his fingertips after contact with a tarantula spider. Potassium hydroxide skin scraping examination of the tiny black spots on the patient's fingertips revealed numerous spicules, about 20 to 40μm in length. Under microscopic examination, there were similar spicules on the exocuticle of the tarantula's exuvia. The tarantula was identified as Grammostola rosea. After treatment for one week with the topical corticosteroid, the patient's symptoms gradually improved. We report the rare case of skin injury induced by a tarantula and review related articles. In addition, we propose that potassium hydroxide skin scraping examination is a simple and non-invasive diagnostic method for this type of skin irritation.