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- The text discusses five confirmed spider bites from crevice weaver spiders found in southern North America, with three cases involving children.
- The symptoms from these bites were mild compared to the serious effects of bites from the more dangerous brown recluse spider, which is often misidentified.
- Misidentifying crevice weaver spiders as brown recluse could result in unnecessary and aggressive medical treatments, like inappropriate tissue removal.
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From southern North America, five verified bites by crevice weaver spiders, spp. (Filistatidae), are presented here, three of which are pediatric cases. Although the envenomation manifestations were of minimal expression, the salient aspect of this report is that spiders are frequently misidentified as brown recluse spiders (genus ) which are infamous for causing serious dermonecrosis and rarely, life-threatening systemic effects. Misidentification of this relatively harmless spider as a medically important recluse when presented to a physician in an envenomation episode could lead to unwarranted and overzealous treatment such as contraindicated debridement of the affected area.
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