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<blockquote data-quote="Combat Advantage" data-source="post: 183127" data-attributes="member: 33095"><p>Thanks for the info. That sounds like a more likely scenario to me. I'm guessing that you didn't see it, but they determined the bite from the symptoms?</p><p>Many doctors spend less time with the patient than they do in the rest room. The patients aren't always informed of diagnostic suspicions and test results. I'm often wrong, but going to take a stab in the dark that medical staff got some info crossed up when they told you. The symptom of necrosis is a key element of l. reclusa and shape of the necrotic ulceration. State / location of native habitat....This necrosis takes time to occur and I think that theres lots of false positives and negatives IMHO. There's a lot of overlap in other symptoms too. As others already mentioned, certain infections can cause similar symptoms. </p><p>Barns are full of life, hard work and occasional hazards. Glad that you got through that bite without more damage than there was.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Combat Advantage, post: 183127, member: 33095"] Thanks for the info. That sounds like a more likely scenario to me. I'm guessing that you didn't see it, but they determined the bite from the symptoms? Many doctors spend less time with the patient than they do in the rest room. The patients aren't always informed of diagnostic suspicions and test results. I'm often wrong, but going to take a stab in the dark that medical staff got some info crossed up when they told you. The symptom of necrosis is a key element of l. reclusa and shape of the necrotic ulceration. State / location of native habitat....This necrosis takes time to occur and I think that theres lots of false positives and negatives IMHO. There's a lot of overlap in other symptoms too. As others already mentioned, certain infections can cause similar symptoms. Barns are full of life, hard work and occasional hazards. Glad that you got through that bite without more damage than there was. [/QUOTE]
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