Black Widow Spider Envenomation, A Rare Cause of Horner's Syndrome

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Black Widow Spider Envenomation, A Rare Cause of Horner's Syndrome Roy E. Strowd, MD, Blake Scott, MD, Francis O. Walker, MD  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 158-160 (June 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2012.02.004 Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure A representative photograph of a patient with left ptosis and miosis consistent with left-side Horner's syndrome demonstrates the pathology present in this case. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 158-160DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.02.004) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions