Georgia-based singer Gabe Lustman spent five days in the hospital and nearly lost his leg due to a brown recluse spider bite. Here's what to know about symptoms and treatments.
Georgia man almost lost leg to a brown recluse spider bite. What to know about symptoms that can cause"excruciating pain." woke up with a swollen spot on his leg a few weeks ago, he had no idea he would wind up in a hospital for nearly a week due to a spider bite.
Later, he said, the redness extended into streak marks that looked like someone scratched along his leg. notes that"spreading redness or red streaks" are a sign to seek medical care immediately, as are severe pain, abdominal cramping, a growing wound at the bite site or trouble breathing or swallowing."The bite may be painless. However, the patient may develop redness, a blister and eventual tissue death," Friedman explains.
Doctors told him another 24 to 48 hours could have allowed the infection to spread to the point of being"uncontrollable."
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