Venom

The venom from a brown recluse spider is extremely venomous. Because of its venom the brown recluse spider is perhaps considered one of the most medically important groups of spiders. Envenomations can result in dermonecrosis
and sometimes general systemic illness that can be life threatening for especially elderly and children.

Lesion caused by the venom results from direct effects of the venom. The venom has an effect on both a cellular and extracellular level. The effect depends on multiple factors that are not quite well understood. This is also why no curing therapy is available.

To help patients suffering from loxoscelism or bites from recluse spiders other treatment methods are however applied. Unfortunately they are not able to prevent someone from dying from brown recluse spider bites from time to time.