In Lviv, a woman was bitten by an unknown spider: self-medication caused a severe bacterial infection

The bite of an unknown spider caused a bacterial infection in a 54-year-old woman from Lviv

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In Lviv, a 54-year-old local woman developed a bacterial infection after she was probably bitten by an unknown spider.

As told by “UP. Life” an infectious disease doctor and deputy director of the medical department Lviv Regional Infectious Disease Hospital Andrii Orfin, the incident happened at the beginning of April.

The woman from Lviv told the doctors that she felt a sharp pain just above the elbow on her left arm when she was cleaning the pantry at home. After some time, the area became swollen, and later the swelling also spread to the forearm.

Before turning to hospital, woman she tried to treat herself for more than a week, but it got worse and worse.

According to the woman from Lviv, she felt a sharp pain just above the elbow on her left hand when she was cleaning the pantry at home.

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“While she was self-medicating, she developed a secondary bacterial infection. Ultrasound revealed changes in the woman’s soft tissues, indicating that there was productive inflammation.”says the doctor.

During the examination, the doctors noticed two punctures at the place of the possible bite. They assumed that a spider might have left them, since it is spiders that have two stingers.

“Few animals leave two holes after a bite. This happened at home. If it was in nature, there would be more options for who could have bitten.”he adds.

The final source of the infection is currently unknown, says the infectious disease doctor.

The patient is currently undergoing medical treatment. According to the doctor, whether it is able to stop the infection will be clear in a few days.

“The worst case scenario is the further spread of the infection. In this case, it will be necessary to perform surgical intervention with wide incisions of the skin with an opening that will allow the pus to get out.”Andriy Orfin added.

We used to reportedthat the largest male of the most poisonous spider in the world was found in Australia.