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How long does itntake for a spider bite to heal?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

That depends mostly: On the type of spider and the health of the person bitten. If you have a brown recluse spider bite that goes down into muscle it could take months to heal (or longer for infection or other complications).

Answered 8/10/2016

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Staph Infection: Please do not just sit at home with a lesion that looks like a spider bite. These often turn into staph infections, and in my practice, a majority of them have the dangerous methicillin resistant staph (MRSA) infection. This very likely needs to be incised and drained or at the least treated with antibiotics urgently.

Answered 6/10/2014

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