Question 1

in what way can i finish healing from a brown recluse spider bite ?

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Does it need to : Be surgically debrided? Did you need a tetanus shot? No signs of infection?  Don't know how far out you are from the bite. When i had a brown recluse bite on my forearm - used elevation, compress (arm was really swollen), frequent debridements and rest (felt quite sick with fever). Take it easy.  On the other hand, some brown recluse bites cause almost no sx's.

Question 2

what type of treatment should you get for a brown recluse spider bite?

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See an MD: Get urine tested for blood, if present will need some attention. Topical nitroglycerine paste (rx also) may reduce necrosis. Get some help w/wound care.
Do not get it cut out, and do not take dapsone!

Question 3

which treatment works the best and fastest for a brown recluse spider bite?

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Painful spider bite: A brown recluse spider can make a painful bite in a human, which can turn quickly into a area of ulceration, that may heal very slowly with a scar. The best way to treat such a spider bite is to prevent being bitten. If you are bitten, get to your doctor right away for possible injection of cortisone right into the bite area, or  take oral prednisone, and  be given other local care.

Question 4

what kind of pills or treatment can somebody get for brown recluse spider bite?

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Antigen response: The true response to a brown recluse bite is severe reaction to a foreign protein. It frequently gets infected also. So, the recommended treatment by a trained physician, is an antibiotic, an anti lepromatous medication and a steroid pack.. This can be a serious problem requiring hospitalization, particularly in a child. Complications such as kidney failure can occur.

Question 5

could there be a doctor in the house that knows anything about treatment for brown recluse spider bites?

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Several treatments: Recluse bite treatment ranges from essentially local care with cleaning and topical antibiotic ointment to taking oral antibiotics to requiring surgical treatment, hyperbaric oxygen treatment and other more aggressive treatments.  There are degrees of envenomation and local tissue response.  If you are concerned or if in a critical location (face, genitals, around eye, etc) see md immediately.

Question 6

how do people treat brown recluse spider bite?

Accepted Answer

NOT surgery: The drug Dapsone is often advocated, but there is no firm evidence that it helps. Nitroglycerine patches may be effective; brown recluse venom constricts blood vessels and Nitroglycerin dilates them, but again, no proof that it helps. Surgery is ineffective and may actually worsen the outcome.

Question 7

brown recluse spider bite--what can be done for one?

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See below : Depending on the severity of the symptoms, the bite may only require local wound care done at home up to the worst situation - requiring admission to a hospital.  If the bite becomes red, swollen, warm and painful with possible black central area tissue destruction (necrosis), it may require medical care for secondary infection or debridement of dead tissue.

Question 8

is a brown recluse spider bite considered very serious?

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Serious: It can become infected and also the toxin can destroy the tissue locally. At times it can cause an allergic response also.

Question 9

pictures of brown recluse spider bite suggest i have one. what do i do?

Accepted Answer

See doc: The brown recluse (loxoceles reclusa) can cause a variety of symptoms after a bite, however, a lot of the time, the bite is minor.  If the area is becoming painful, oozing, blistering, or necrotic (black dead tissue), or if you have any systemic signs like nausea, vomiting, fevers, muscle pain or other problems, then you should see a physician asap.

Question 10

i have brown recluse spider bite on the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

Go to the ER NOW!: If you do have a  brown recluse spider bite anywhere, it needs immediate attention.

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