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My brother got a second spider bit under his under arm, what can he do for that?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Spider Bites = MRSA: Until proven otherwise all spider bites should be seen by a medical expert since most of these turn out to be a very dangerous form of a staph infection.

Answered 5/7/2013

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A member asked:

My brother got a second spider bit under his under arm, what can he do for that?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Killian answered

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