My grandfather lived in Scottsdale. Years ago, he developed a nasty ulcer with a black scar that was diagnosed as a brown recluse spider bite. It took weeks to heal and spread to the size of a grapefruit. He used to spend a lot of time with horses. I wonder now if he actually picked up cutaneous anthrax. It may prove to be a lot more widespread than previously thought.
-ccm
Maybe 10 years ago my brother had a sore that would not heal,kept opening up and bleeding freely for a year. A friend gave him some Chinese medicine - he felt really weird and dazed when he swallowed it - but the sore healed right after that. It probably was a recluse bite but I've always wondered what that medicine was.
Mrs VS