PHRAE : -- In Phrae province a Thai man identified as Uthai Wiangkham, was bitten by a poisonous spider might have his leg amputated to prevent further damages to other body organs from the poison.
Uthai Wiangkham, is now being treated in the intensive care unit at the Phrae General Hospital.
The Siriraj medical team has revealed the findings of tests made and found that the spider was a brown tarantula and not the feared brown ‘Back Widow’ spider.
Dr Wanchai Lohkarnjanarat Phrae General Hospital director, revealed that the patient’s condition is now stable and that the medical team had no choice but to amputate his right leg due to the extensive damage to tissue.
Siriraj General Hospital and the Chulalongkorn Faculty of Medicine released tests result which shows that the bite was from a brown tarantula and not the brown colored ‘Black Widow’ spider as originally feared.
The patient’s liver and kidney functions have also been severely impaired.
Local paralysis of organs surrounding the bite is also another symptom as the amount of venom secreted is relatively small.
Cases of spider bites are reported during the rainy season when spiders are most numerous.
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