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Original Research

Reality bites of spider bites: a case report and review of the local epidemiology

, MBChB, DTM&H, PGDipTM, MMedClinPath, FCPathSA(ClinPath) (Head of Division, Clinical Pathology) & , MBChB, MMedOrtho (Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Pages 240-242 | Received 23 Jul 2012, Accepted 20 Nov 2012, Published online: 15 Jul 2015

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