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Mrsa or spider bite? has 2 holes
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Hard to say: Most MRSA infections are often DX as a spider bite. Brown recluse spider bites have a typical appearance that is different from MRSA infections. The two holes seem like a spider bite.
Answered 6/24/2018
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