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What is the definition or description of: common spider bite?

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Dr. Bonnie Bock answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Bite or staph: Most spiders do not bite ' many patents mistake staph infections that look like boils as spider bites .It is not clear why so many people make this error when they never see a spider black widow spider bites cause neurological symptoms and brown recluse spiders may cause an open lesion on the skin.

Answered 10/22/2013

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Just like it sounds: It's the bite of a common spider!

Answered 10/4/2016

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Rare: Spider bites are very uncommon. Most are actually skin lesions due to staph aureus that are misdiagnosed as spider bites.

Answered 1/28/2013

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