A method of treating dermal lesions caused by envenomation comprising applying
a therapeutically effective amount of an immune response modifier compound selected
from the group consisting of imidazoquinoline amines, imidazopyridine amines, 6,7-fused
cycloalkylimidazopyridine amines, imidazonaphthyridine amines, tetrahydroimidazonaphthyridine
amines, oxazolopyridine amines, oxazoloquinoline amines, thiazolopyridine amines,
thiazoloquinoline amines and 1,2-bridged imidazoquinoline amines to the site of
the lesion is disclosed.