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My spider bite on my leg is infected and i have been prescribed with antibiotics but it is still very sore and quite swollen. i can't even walk normal?
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Well : Anybody have the symptoms should seek emergency care at ER can lead to serious complications like requiring Amputation or even joint infection rarely death
Answered 4/4/2016
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