Question 1

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 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

what are the symptoms of a brown recluse spider bite and what are the treatments?

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Symptoms &amp; treatment: When bitten by a brown recluse spider there often is no pain initially. A blister develops with swelling. It then enlarges, hardens; becomes red. This develops into an ulcer. Other symptoms may include: nausea, vomiting, joint pain, fevers, chills and possibly a rash over the body with small red to purple dots. he extremity is elevated. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications may be used.

Question 6

what are the consequences of brown recluse spider bite in a child?

Accepted Answer

Tissue death: Brown recluse venom causes the tissue it touches to die, resulting first  in the classic "red, white, and blue" sore, and then a painful ulceration of the skin. This can be very serious. See a doctor right away.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

what does it mean when a brown recluse spider bite is peeling!

Accepted Answer

Partial thick injury: It may mean that the envenomation was not severe enough to cause tissue necrosis. This occurs with a partial thickness injury rather than a full thickness injury. The Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) is to recent secondary infection.

Question 9

how long does the nausea last after a brown recluse spider bite?

Accepted Answer

Depends: It depends on your individual disease course. Most frequently it is 1-5 days.

Question 10

how is the brown recluse spider bite treated?

Accepted Answer

Clean & ice: The wound is cleaned and ice packs may be applied.  An effected extremity is elevated. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications may be used.  Ulceration may sometimes be treated or prevented with dapsone.   A tetanus shot may be required. Antibiotics may be necessary if the wound becomes infected. Large ulcerations could require debridment.

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