One not-so itsy bitsy spider found an interesting place to hide. Doctors in Kansas City, Missouri found a brown recluse spider inside the ear of a woman who had come in complaining of a “swishing” sound.
Susie Torres told KSHB-TV in Kansas City she thought she had water in her left ear. When it would not go away, she went to see a doctor for treatment. A medical assistant first checked her out.
“She ran out and said I’m going to get a couple more people,” Torres said. “She then said, ‘I think you have an insect in there.’”
Doctors later told her they found a venomous brown recluse spider in her ear. Fortunately, the spider didn’t bite Torres.
“They had a few tools and worked their magic and got it out,” Torres said. “I never thought they would crawl in your ear or any part of your body.”
“I was grossed out”: Doctors find brown recluse spider in woman’s ear https://t.co/g2U4vlNCv6 pic.twitter.com/V9q8LELqzN
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The brown recluse spider, also known as the violin spider, is most commonly found in the Midwestern and southern states of the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is brown in color with a characteristic dark violin-shaped (or fiddle-shaped) marking on its head and has six equal-sized eyes.
A bite from a brown recluse spider may cause a stinging sensation with localized pain, the CDC said. The venom of brown recluse can cause a severe lesion by destroying skin tissue (skin necrosis), and this skin lesion will require professional medical attention.
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