How to Tell if a Painful Red Bump is a Spider Bite or a Staph Infection?
1. Introduction A painful red bump is statistically far more likely to be a staphylococcal infection, which presents as an expanding, warm, pus-filled lesion that worsens over several days. True spider bites are relatively rare, typically feature a distinct central puncture mark without a large surrounding abscess, and usually resolve without forming a significant accumulation … Read more