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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Do Spider Bites Need Further Treatment?

mY 7 YEAR OLD SLEPTED IN THE FLOOR BY OUR CHRISTMAS TREE. sPIDERS CAME OUT OF THE BOX FROM THE BASEMENT. TRIED TO KILL THEM ALL . HE MOSTLY GOT BIT ON HIS FEET DIDNT GET BIT AGAIN FOR 2 NIGHTS ..SLEPT IN BED OF CORSE THEN THIS MORNING BITES ALL OVER AGAIN. i HAVE TORE THE ROOM APART SEARCHED MATTRES EDGES VACCUMED ..nO SIGN OF BED BUGS. FOUND A VERY HARD SHELLED BEETLE BUT LARGER AND DIFFERENT DESIGNED THAN ALL THE BED BUGS PICTURED ON INTERNET. wORRIED CLEANING LIKE A MAD WOMEN. MOSTLY WORRIED ABOUT ALL THOSE BITE. nO BROKEN SKIN.. NO SIGNS OF INFECTION.
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
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Hi,
Spider bites are mostly not dangerous. They just causes red spots,rashes,mild itching,erythema over the bitten area.
You first wash that area with soap and water then apply cold compression or ice pack over bitten area.
Apply thrombophob ointment to reduce pain and inflammation or take medications like ibuprofen, diclofenac,serratiopeptidase etc.
The symptoms will be subsided within 24 hours,if there is persistent pain,nausea, vomiting, breathing difficulty then immediately consult your doctor.
Thanks.
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Do Spider Bites Need Further Treatment?

Hi, Spider bites are mostly not dangerous. They just causes red spots,rashes,mild itching,erythema over the bitten area. You first wash that area with soap and water then apply cold compression or ice pack over bitten area. Apply thrombophob ointment to reduce pain and inflammation or take medications like ibuprofen, diclofenac,serratiopeptidase etc. The symptoms will be subsided within 24 hours,if there is persistent pain,nausea, vomiting, breathing difficulty then immediately consult your doctor. Thanks.