Man hospitalised for four days after suspected spider bite

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 20:03 · Archive

A Blackpool man spent four days in hospital after a suspected spider bite led to a serious leg infection.

A Blackpool man spent four days in hospital after a suspected spider bite developed into a serious leg infection. Glenn Priestley, 73, was renovating his mother's house in Marton when he picked up a blanket lying on bare floorboards and felt a sharp bite on his left leg. He later saw a medium-sized brown spider climbing up a wall, though he did not initially think much of the incident.

Within a day, the bite site had turned red and become very painful. The wound became inflamed as the infection spread down his leg towards his foot, causing the skin to become flaky and red with sores developing. The infection became serious enough to require hospital admission, and Priestley was kept in for four days. Nearly a month later, his leg remains heavily bandaged and he requires a walking frame to move around.

Priestley suspects the spider may have been a Noble False Widow, described as Britain's most venomous spider, though this has not been confirmed. He advised anyone with a suspected spider bite that develops into serious pain to seek medical attention immediately.

How it is being reported

• Man's 4 days in hospital after suspected spider bite leads to horror leg infectionA Blackpool man spent four days in hospital and is still heavily bandaged after a suspected spider bite was followed by a serious infection in his leg.Lancashire Telegraph · 13 Oct, 19:30
• I was bitten by a spider while renovating my Marton home and spent 4 days in Blackpool Victoria Hospital“I’d advise anyone else who has a suspected spider bite and starts to feel serious pain to get it checked out right away.”Blackpool Gazette · 13 Oct, 17:43

In this story: Glenn Priestley · Blackpool · Marton · Blackpool Victoria Hospital · Noble False Widow

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