This lesion was produced by the bite of a brown recluse spider. The
brown recluse is one of two common spiders in the United
States considered poisonous. (The other is the black widow.)
However, the hobo spider, wolf spider, and jumping
spider can also produce bites that require medical
attention.
Review Date: 01/13/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve,
MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
