Question 1

bitten yesterday, small lump, has spread 2 6cm red burning pattern. gp said spider bite, cortisone, telfast &ice. no improvement?

Accepted Answer

Spider bite: If this in fact was a spider bite, the two are the black widow, and the more common brown spider. The latter has a very toxic poison which damages tissue and often requires surgical excision of tissues.  No surprising that you are not seeing improvement. You might want to contact a general or plastic surgeon who is familiar with this issue. Good luck and best wishes for a good outcome.

Question 2

how to heal spider bites?

Accepted Answer

Spider Bites: Staph: Almost all 'spider bites' now a days are the dangerous methicillin resistant staph aureus". (mrsa). 

Mrsa (mersa) can get very dangerous very quickly.  Please get in to see your family doctor urgently.

Question 3

can you die from spider bites?

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Rarely: There are a few spiders with venom lethal enough to cause death but even the most famous, the black widow, usually will make you sick but not kill you.  Most bites cause local pain and irritation and the  brown recluse can cause a serious necrosis but death is rare from any of these.

Question 4

is stingose good for spider bites?

Accepted Answer

No: If they are true spider bites, they require serious attention. If you did not see ; feel the spider it was something else. Sometimes minor irritations or insect bites are casually passed of as spider bites without any knowledge of this subject. I urge you to look up spider bites according to the area of the earth and the species of spiders. If you are in the netherlands, there are no spiders that.

Question 5

what are symptoms of spider bites in the u.s.?

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Depends: Anything from minor itching and redness, to crusting, oozing and in a few cases severe skin and soft tissue breakdown.  It depends upon the species.

Question 6

what are the differences between viper and spider bites?

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Bite marks and venom: Spider bites have typically one site of envenomation and most pit vipers have two injection sites.  The kind of venom and its potential effects are extremely variable and depend on the animal, where the bite occurred, the size of the person, the amount of venom injected and other factors.

Question 7

spider bite is hard?

Accepted Answer

Biopsy: You need biopsy, debridement of lesion. See your dermatologist for treatment.

Question 8

why do spider bites get warm?

Accepted Answer

Spider bites: Inflammation or infection can both lead to heat.

Question 9

can spider bites create cysts?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: An abscess is a possibility.

Question 10

what spider bite hurts the most?

Accepted Answer

Black widow: Black widows (latrodectus species) are the most painful in the U.S. Though i'm not sure about other parts of the world. Latrotoxin can cause pain, sweating, rapid heartbeat and cramps, and other symptoms. Black widow bites can rarely be fatal. Most bites are not severe, but some are. Brown recluse bites usually cause local tissue problems. Any bite with symptoms should be seen by the doc.

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