Muscle spasms or stiffness after a bite or sting
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Muscle spasms or stiffness after a bite or sting
Muscle spasms or stiffness can result from a toxic reaction to the venom of an insect or spider. This can be caused by a poisonous insect or spider or by multiple bites or stings from an insect or spider that is less toxic. A toxic reaction is most common with a black widow spider 
bite.
A muscle spasm, such as a charley horse, can occur for a variety of reasons unrelated to insect or spider bites. Most of the reasons are not serious.
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Sean P. Bush, MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine and Envenomation Specialist |
| Last Updated | February 1, 2008 |
| Last updated: | February 01, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Sean P. Bush, MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine and Envenomation Specialist |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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