Typically, it produces a local burning, followed in 3 to 4 hours by a white area of vasoconstriction. Subsequently, a bleb forms at the bite site darkens and is followed over hours to days by tissue necrosis. Which of the following inflicts this envenomation?
- brown recluse spider
- black widow spider
- scorpion
- Dermacentor andersoni tick
- the centipede
Answer: A
Brown recluse spider
This is a brown recluse spider bite.
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Review Topic: Spider bites (ReelDx)