In
HIV and ID Observations, Dr. Paul Sax calls on readers to solve a mystery. Why do patients often think they have a spider bite instead of an infection?
Patients often attribute skin lesions to spider bites. But, as Dr. Paul Sax points out in the latest HIV and ID Observations, spider bites are actually quite rare. What explains the mass arachnophobia?
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