The bite of a brown recluse spider contains a rare toxin that can destroy skin tissue. Most cases are mild, but first aid is important. Learn more here.

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Skin lesions are often misdiagnosed as a brown recluse spider bite when they're actually a tick bite or MRSA or even skin cancer. Here's how to tell the difference.

If the bite area is raised more than .4 inches (1 centimeter) above the normal skin, it’s unlikely to be from a brown recluse spider. There are exceptions to this, however.

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.

“The venom of a brown recluse can cause a severe lesion by destroying skin tissue (skin necrosis),” the CDC says. “This skin lesion will require professional medical attention.” 4 ...

The brown recluse spider's bite is not always noticed or given much importance. Known technically as cutaneous loxoscelism, the wound develops steadily in the first 24 hours after the bite.

Generally, brown recluse spider bites are asymptomatic. The brown recluse (Loxosceles) is one of 100,000 species of spiders worldwide and considered to be one of the most medically significant ...

The venomous brown recluse spider, whose bite can cause reactions ranging from minor irritation to flesh-killing necrosis and even death, may be finding in Michigan a more comfortable home than ...

Brown Recluse spiders can be identifed by the characteristic violin-shaped marking visible on its back. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images "My Dad said it felt like a sting of a hornet.