A member asked:

Spider bite 4 days ago on leg. 4 year old. on antibiotics at present. the puncture point burst 1 day ago, was cleaned. area is still hard and sore?

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Common: The body will have a common reaction to such bites. Localized capillaries will act like soaker hoses & leak out serum. This is designed to dilute any material injected in the bite & delay its movement into the bloodstream. Once this fluid wall is established the tissue will feel thick & swollen. It can take a week or more for it to subside.

Answered 3/7/2018

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