Shocked by the death of a man from a brown spider bite – There is no antidote, say the doctors of Pyrgos Hospital

His news is shocking death of a 48-year-old man from a spider biteyesterday afternoon at the Pyrgos hospital.

According to the information of patrisnews.com, the unfortunate man was intubated in the intensive care unit of the “Andreas Papandreou” hospital in a particularly critical condition, and unfortunately he expired.

The 48-year-old, who was in Ilia on vacation, received the sting without realizing it, which is also evidenced by the fact that he first went to a private doctor for the severe pain he had in his leg. The doctor sent him urgently to the hospital.

The initial picture of the 48-year-old did not inspire concern, but the doctors proceeded with admission.

By midday yesterday, his condition had rapidly deteriorated, with symptoms suggesting a venomous bite.

The medical staff made superhuman efforts to keep him alive.

The chronicle

“Unfortunately, despite the superhuman efforts of all staff, our patient ended up not making it. It was something that was known from the beginning. Unfortunately, these incidents do not end well. We tried too hard. Unfortunately, from the descriptions and all that we think it was brown spider bite. Of course, there is no antidote and in general its development is quite rapid. While from the beginning it doesn’t seem like it’s anything serious, the patient doesn’t realize it when he bites them and in 72 hours he has a rapid deterioration. We were very shocked,” the director of his surgery clinic told the Star Pyrgos HospitalAngeliki Sarantopoulou.

Information indicates that the man originally from Fthiotida was stung while he was sitting on a bench in Katakolo and was in the area on vacation.