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The area becomes dusky and a shallow open sore forms as the skin around the bite dies . It is the only proven type of necrotic arachnidism in humans. [1] [a] While there is no known therapy effective for loxoscelism, there has been research on antibiotics, surgical timing, hyperbaric oxygen, potential antivenoms and vaccines. [1]
The brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa, Sicariidae, formerly placed in a family "Loxoscelidae") is a recluse spider with necrotic venom. Similar to those of other recluse spiders, their bites sometimes require medical attention.
The bite of a recluse spider can generally be categorized into one of the following groups: [8] Unremarkable – self-healing minute damage; Mild reaction – self-healing damage with itchiness, redness, patterns of aggressive behavior and a mild lesion. Dermonecrotic – the uncommon, "classic" recluse bite, producing a necrotic skin lesion.
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Cutaneous loxoscelism results from serious bites causing a necrotising skin ulcer in about 50% of bites [12] with destruction of soft tissue and may take months, and rarely years to heal, leaving deep scars. The damaged tissue will become gangrenous black and eventually slough away. Initially there may be no pain from a bite, but over time the ...
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Sicariidae is a family of six-eyed venomous spiders known for their potentially necrotic bites. The family consists of three genera and about 160 species . Well known spiders in this family include the brown recluse spider and the six-eyed sand spider .
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