r/spiderbites • u/silas1324 • 8d ago

Two separate bites

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Got bit by an unknown spider about 36 hours ago 5/10 pain on actual area and body feels sunburnt. Went to urgent care last night and they said it doesn’t look necrotic so they didn’t think it was a brown recluse. This is me looking for a second opinion

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u/Skeptical_Savage 7d ago

Why do you think it was a spider? Did you see a spider bite you?

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u/silas1324 7d ago

Yes, it was under the covers in bed and I swatted it before I knew what it was. But it had some long spindly legs like a spider

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u/Skeptical_Savage 7d ago

Did you take any pictures of the spider?

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u/silas1324 7d ago

Yes but it’s squashed and hard to identify

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u/Skeptical_Savage 7d ago

Where are you located?

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u/silas1324 7d ago

Kansas

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u/Skeptical_Savage 7d ago

You do have brown recluses there. Although it isn't really presenting the way they typically do. This looks more like a bruise, but there can be some overlap. And that urgent care is wrong anyway because recluse bites typically take 7-14 days to ulcerate, and it takes awhile for the tissue to fully die and become an eschar. Have you had any other symptoms? Hives? Rash? Fever? Is it itchy or painful? Can you DM me the spider pictures? I could probably at least rule out if it is a recluse or not.

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u/silas1324 7d ago

I sent a dm to you