Reclusive HWSM 03 018

2023-11-25T00:00:00Z

Reclusive "It is highly unlikely that a brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) was the cause of the wound. First, there are no brown recluse spiders in Canada. Only 3 verified specimens of Loxosceles spiders have ever been found in Canada... and 2 were found in the basement of the Royal Ontario Museum" (p. 442). Vetter, Richard S. and Sean P. Bush. "Reports of Presumptive Brown Recluse Spider Bites Reinforce Improbable Diagnosis in Regions of North America Where the Spider is Not Endemic." Clinical Infectious Diseases . vol. 35, 2002. https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/35/4/442/568327