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2. Recluse spider - Wikipedia

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   It is important to associate the spider directly with the bite to avoid improper treatment, and to successfully treat common infections or other conditions if no spider was seen. Bites most often occur as a defense when the spider is trapped against the skin, in clothing, for example. [8] The total volume of venom is minute (only 2 micrograms ...

3. Loxoscelism - Wikipedia

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   The spider biting apparatus is short and bites are only possible in experimental animals with pressure on the spider's back. Thus many bites occur when a spider is trapped in a shirt or pant sleeve. There is no commercial chemical test to determine if the venom is from a brown recluse. The bite itself is not usually painful.

4. Brown recluse spider - Wikipedia

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   While the majority of brown recluse spider bites do not result in any symptoms, cutaneous symptoms occur more frequently than systemic symptoms. In such instances, the bite forms a necrotizing ulcer as the result of soft tissue destruction and may take months to heal, leaving deep scars. These bites usually become painful and itchy within 2–8 ...

5. Brown Recluse Spider Bites—Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   The brown recluse typically lives up to its name: The spider is quiet, shy, and really just wants to be left alone. Nonetheless, it gets blamed for thousands of gruesome bites each year. That’s ...

6. What do spider bites look like? Know these dangerous ... - AOL

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   Treatment at the hospital for a spider bite might include antivenom, antibiotics, pain medication and wound care, depending on the type of spider responsible for the bite, MedlinePlus says.

7. What do spider bites look like? Know these important warning ...

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   The spider bites that experts really worry about are bites from venomous spiders, particularly black widows and brown recluse spiders. A bite from one of these types of spiders can cause severe ...

8. List of medically significant spider bites - Wikipedia

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   The damaged tissue will become black and eventually slough away. Bites occur commonly during dressing as spiders are trapped in the sleeve or pant leg. Bites usually become painful and itchy within 2 to 8 hours, pain and other local effects worsen 12 to 36 hours after the bite with the necrosis developing over the next few days. [31]

9. Here’s What Spider Bites Look Like—and When to Call ... - AOL

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   “In general, spiders will bite only if they can’t get away from you, or are protecting their babies and don’t want to leave the babies behind, and/or they are being crushed or otherwise hurt ...