Abstract

I read with great interest the case report titled “Periumbilical pain with radiation to both legs following tarantula bite; a case report” published in Emergency journal (1). The authors introduce a male patient presenting with periumbilical pain radiating to both legs. They performed paraclinical evaluations to rule out large vessel insult and herniated disk; however, he discharged himself against medical advice and was re-admitted after 24 hours with right leg swelling and erythema. This time, several bite-like sites were detected on his leg. The authors expected the patient's signs and symptoms to be due to the tarantula bites. It should be mentioned that to date, no study has reported the existence of tarantula species in Iran, where they are mistakenly named Rotails (in Persian).

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