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Infected "Spider Bite" After 4 Days
An Infected Wound Possibly from a Spider Bite

From Rod Brouhard, About.com

Updated August 18, 2009

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Two days of antibiotics has stopped the progression of this wound, but whether it was caused by a spider bite or something else will never be known for sure. Either way, it is a serious infection and needed medical intervention.

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