Question 1

do i see a dr for infection/staph 4 a spider bite? it round, swollen, green and i'm running a low grade temp with cold sweats?

Accepted Answer

As asked, yes.: Most bites/infections do fine on their own, dealt with by our bodies. However some need help--if having fevers / chills / sweats, suggests more extensive infection. Should see your Dr or an Urgent Care for evaluation and probable antibiotic prescription.

Question 2

i have a sore on my right leg and it hurts. my mom says it looks like a spider bite. it is white around the center and red around the white. help?

Accepted Answer

Bite?: Could be a spider bite and it should resolve in about 7-10 days (get better day by day). Your description could also be a boil. Is it raised and dies it appear to get larger day by day? Boils are skin abscesses. I would get it checked by your pcp to remove any doubt. Both are easily treated.

Question 3

there's a sore on arm and it looks like it's a spider bite and it's really big at the head of it but does not hurt or have a warm sensational feeling

Accepted Answer

Need a photo to dx: Most bacterial infections of the skin like abscesses are tender with touching and will feel warm.  Since there is no pain, this may be an insect bite or spider bite of some sort.  Try cool compresses for a few minutes several times a day.  If it enlarges, a consultation with Healthtap with photos or a doctor visit is recommended.

Question 4

my son has a pimple like sore on the back of his arm resembles a spider bite looks like it has a yellow kind of puss inside and it very hard?

Accepted Answer

Abscess: It may have started out as a bite but it know sounds like infection or an abscess and should be drained and likely treated with antibiotics. All the best.

Question 5

my fianc had what looks to be a spider bite, (2 holes, red, itchy, swollen, blistered and sore) should he pop the blisters and the liquid out!?

Accepted Answer

Staph Infections: Please 'google image' MRSA staph and compare the abscesses there with what you see on your fiance' skin. If it is similar please get him to medical care urgently.

Question 6

may this be a brown  recluse spider bite. started out looking like a boil then it went down. the place then got real red, painfull and puss came out now it is red swollen and looks and feels like the tissue around it is kinda ruff and tender at the same t

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I : I can't diagnose your lesion. You indicated that you thought you saw a fang puncture mark. The brown recluse is actually quite small. It can be a quarter of an inch to a little over  half an inch, so I am not sure that it would leave an obvious fang mark.  I was bitten by a brown recluse about 3 decades ago.  The bite was painless.  A black eschar (scab) quickly formed and the skin around it was white and died quickly.  My arm became markedly swollen, hot and red and i developed a  high fever and muscular skeletal aches throughout my body. I lost a lot of tissue (skin and deeper tissue) from the site. It took  over a week to get rid of my generalized symptoms and several months for my arm to heal in the area that i was bitten. I became quite ill from it.
   Luckily, most people do not have this severe a reaction.   Brown recluse  bites can cause minor reactions or they can in rare cases be deadly.   Hemotoxic venom is injected when they bite.  In one study, over a third of bites led to necrosis (destruction) of the skin surrounding it.   A systemic illness occurred in about 14 % of cases. However, the majority of people have no significant reaction to their bite.
  I don't know if you have a boil or if it is a venoous bite or sting. Spider bites sometimes leave a black scab in the center (called an eschar) and there may lighter, or sloughing skin around that.  If you develop fever, vomiting or a significant amount of skin is sloughing, the area of redness is continuing to grow larger and painful it would be appropriate to have it checked out by a medical provider. 
  Take care. I hope it heals quickly.

Question 7

i have a slightly large pimple like sore on my back. it's not itchy but it is painful.  could it be from a spider bite?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Most common lesion on the back as you described is a pimple or sebaceous cyst. Both of which are localized skin infections/inflammations. A spider bite could occur on back but is less likely. A spider bite could get infected or it could cause tissue necrosis as with the brown recluse spider bites.  Best to have a doc look at it.

Question 8

sore jaw from spider bite, what to do?

Accepted Answer

See a doc: If you are having symptoms of jaw pain from a spider bite, please follow with a physician for evaluation and management.

Question 9

ive recently got a spider bite, it caused a white hard ball to come out. it has healed but now there is still something under the skin and its starting to feel sore when i lay on it. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

Skin infection : Skin infections may need antibiotics and if not improved sometimes need to be opened and drained.

Question 10

how can i tell if a sore on my arm is a pimple or a spider bite?

Accepted Answer

See the spider: Most of the the sores people get are furuncles or staph infections and common to think they are spider bites.  The bite of a spider will usually start red and tender, but not raised.  It can get infected in a few days.  It also depends on the type of spider.

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Do i see a dr for infection/staph 4 a spider bite? it round, swollen, green and i'm running a low grade temp with cold sweats?

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I have a sore on my right leg and it hurts. my mom says it looks like a spider bite. it is white around the center and red around the white. help?

A member asked:

There's a sore on arm and it looks like it's a spider bite and it's really big at the head of it but does not hurt or have a warm sensational feeling

A member asked:

My son has a pimple like sore on the back of his arm resembles a spider bite looks like it has a yellow kind of puss inside and it very hard?

A member asked:

My fianc had what looks to be a spider bite, (2 holes, red, itchy, swollen, blistered and sore) should he pop the blisters and the liquid out!?

A member asked:

May this be a brown recluse spider bite. started out looking like a boil then it went down. the place then got real red, painfull and puss came out now it is red swollen and looks and feels like the tissue around it is kinda ruff and tender at the same t

A member asked:

I have a slightly large pimple like sore on my back. it's not itchy but it is painful. could it be from a spider bite?

A member asked:

Sore jaw from spider bite, what to do?

A member asked:

Ive recently got a spider bite, it caused a white hard ball to come out. it has healed but now there is still something under the skin and its starting to feel sore when i lay on it. what should i do?

A member asked:

How can i tell if a sore on my arm is a pimple or a spider bite?

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