[PW] Get them off me! Get them off me!

[David Anderson]

  or Munchausen's syndrome?

  David Anderson
  Lincoln CA

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Adrian Smith" <a.smith at leeds.ac.uk>
  To: <list at project-wombat.org>
  Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 8:39 AM
  Subject: Re: [PW] Get them off me! Get them off me!


  >
  > Ticks, Scabies: sound more probable than spiders?
  >
  > http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index/ind_ti.html
  >
  > http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index/ind_sc.html
  >
  > A small lens may help.
  >
  > Adrian, UK
  >
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: project-wombat-fm-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org
  > [mailto:project-wombat-fm-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of
  > Mark Wilson
  > Sent: 22 May 2007 21:44
  > To: list at project-wombat.org
  > Subject: [PW] Get them off me! Get them off me!
  >
  >
  > I have an aged patron who's convinced a scabby-looking spot on her arm
  > is evidence that a spider has subdermally ovoposited.   I've hunted for
  > references to species of spiders which might do this, and the best I can
  > come up with that supports the possibility will only say that
  > 'anything's possible.'   I read several references on sites like
  > snopes.com to the story about the young girl who had a persitent insect
  > bite on her cheek, which one day spilled forth hundreds of baby spiders.
  > Yeah, right.
  >
  > I did find an interesting document about 'delusory parasitosis,'
  > referring to the persistent sensation of creepy-crawlies on or under the
  > skin.
  >
  > The lady has been to 4 doctors, all of whom diagnose the spot as an
  > allergic reaction to something.  Of course, she's not convinced.
  >
  > Does anyone know where I can find any medically authoritative cases of
  > household-variety spiders doing this?
  > Thanks in advance!
  >
  > Mark M. Wilson
  > Reference & Information Services Mgr.
  > North Regional Library
  > CCPL&IC
  > Fayetteville, NC 28311-1961
  > mwilson at cumberland.lib.nc.us
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