Brown recluse spider bite to the eyelid.
OBJECTIVE
To present a photographically documented case of a known brown recluse spider bite to the eyelid.


METHODS
Interventional case report.


METHODS
The wound was photographed daily during an 11-day hospitalization and at 1 month and 6 months after the injury. Treatment included canthotomy and cantholysis; administration of dapsone, antibiotics, and steroids; and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.


METHODS
Clinical presentation and course of a known brown recluse spider bite.


RESULTS
Complete recovery with cicatrization at the site of the bite.


CONCLUSIONS
We present a case of a brown recluse spider bite to the left lower eyelid with a discussion of management and outcome of this rarely reported injury.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
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Jarvis
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D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013112:Spiders
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003622:Dapsone; D008775:Methylprednisolone