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Brown Recluse Spider Bite SymptomIt is impossible to tell in advance which brown recluse spider bite symptoms each victim will develop, and how severe they will become. The physical reaction to a bite will be affected by a series of factors, including your overall health, your sensitivity to the venom, how much venom that was injected, how deep the venom was injected and which part of your body that received the bite. Some victims experience virtually no noticeable brown recluse spider bite symptoms at all, while others become severely injured. Fatalities are very rare, but can occur in children, elderly victims and those weakened by underlying health problems. |
You can experience immediate as well as delayed brown recluse spider bite symptoms, since the venom is capable of killing soft tissue at the bite site. If you are lucky, the only brown recluse spider bite symptom you experience is a small red spot on the skin that will heal without further discomfort.
You may not notice a brown recluse spider bite at once, since it can be virtually painless. Some victims feel a quick sting, and may even develop instant pain around the bitten area, but it is also common to feel nothing at all. It can take 2-8 hours before a bitten person experience any brown recluse spider bite symptoms.
One common brown recluse spider bite symptom is the white blister that initially rises at the bitten skin. The area around the blister will usually be swollen. After a while, the bitten area will turn red and be hard to the touch.
If a lesion forms, it will be blue-gray or blue-white. The centre will be an irregular, dry sinking patch, and this part of the wound is surrounded by a larger red area. The wound will have ragged edges. Due to this distinctive coloration, it is sometimes referred to as “the red, white and blue sign”. Most lesions will be smaller than 2 ¾ inches, at least at this early stage. In severe cases, the lesion will become a painful, deep wound that can take months, or even years to heal. The wound can be come a so called “volcano wound”; a hole encircled by gangrenous tissue. Dead or dying tissue must sometimes be removed surgically. This type of wounds can be extremely painful and cause considerable scaring.
In addition to the wound itself, you can experience a wide range of systemic brown recluse spider bite symptoms, such as generalized itching, restlessness, queasiness, vomiting, fever, chills and even shock. As mentioned earlier, life threatening brown recluse spider bite symptoms are uncommon, but prompt medical attention is always recommended if you know, or suspect, that you have received a brown recluse bite.
The initial brown recluse spider bite symptoms are very similar to those caused by a wide range of other poisonous animals and can therefore be hard to diagnose unless the spider has been caught or can be described in detail. Brown recluse spider bite symptoms are also frequently mixed up with symptoms caused by Staphylococcus and Streptococcus infections. Other agents capable of causing necrotic wounds are certain types of fungi and viruses. Vascular and lymphatic illness can also cause symptoms similar to brown recluse spider bite symptoms. A lot of the wounds diagnosed as brown recluse spider bites are probably not really caused by this spider. Reports of Brown recluse spider bites are for instance quite common in U.S. states where no Brown recluse spiders are known to live.
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