What are the signs or symptoms of a brown recluse spider bite?
• Brown recluse spider bites on the hands or feet are common, but you may find them anywhere on your body. You may not feel anything at first. Within hours after the bite, you may have any of the following: • Mild burning feeling or irritation on the bite wound. • Pain, redness, itching, and swelling on the bitten area of your skin. • The venom may cause severe skin and tissue damage after several hours or days. You may see any of the following: • Severe swelling and pain at the site. • Blister (fluid-filled elevation on your skin) that is blue in the center and ringed by redness. • Pimple-like lesion with pus (yellow or greenish discharge). • Ulceration (break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue). • Death of tissue in the wound site. • The venom may also act as a poison in your body. You may have any of the following: • Dark colored urine. • Fever, chills, nausea and vomiting, or convulsions (seizures). • Joint pains. • Rashes. How is a brown recluse spider bite dia
• Brown recluse spider bites on the hands or feet are common, but you may find them anywhere on your body. You may not feel anything at first. Within hours after the bite, you may have any of the following: • Mild burning feeling or irritation on the bite wound. • Pain, redness, itching, and swelling on the bitten area of your skin. • The venom may cause severe skin and tissue damage after several hours or days. You may see any of the following: • Severe swelling and pain at the site. • Blister (fluid-filled elevation on your skin) that is blue in the center and ringed by redness. • Pimple-like lesion with pus (yellow or greenish discharge). • Ulceration (break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue). • Death of tissue in the wound site. • The venom may also act as a poison in your body. You may have any of the following: • Dark colored urine. • Fever, chills, nausea and vomiting, or convulsions (seizures). • Joint pains. • Rashes.
