My brother was bitten while camping with
our family. The small blister was
scratched open by him two days later. The
fluid that came out of the blister seemed
to burn his skin. We were in the midwest,
any ideas as to what bug may have caused
this?
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jonas
Advanced Support Team
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 2
Posted: 07-20-04 16:33pm
Hey, I would need a little more
information but there are two spiders in
the midwest that can inflict that type of
bite. One is the "brown recluse" spider.
The other is the "common sac spider".
Both bites may not be detected at the time
of the bite, but result in necrotizing
lesions(puss filled bumps) after 2 or so
hours. If your friend was bitten by a
sac spider, don't worry it will go away in
a few weeks, however, if the bite area
worsens in condition, go consult a
physician immediately as the bite may be
from a brown recluse spider. It is
almost impossible to verify a spider
bite(unless you see the spider of course).
He may have also been bitten by a tic or
some other blood parasite. Again, if the
bite injury worsens, see a doctor right
away!
