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Imported fire ant stings: clinical manifestations and treatment
1Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77030.
Pediatric Dermatology
|March 1, 1992
Abstract:
Stings by imported fire ants result in local reactions to the insect's venom; less frequently, they induce systemic allergic reactions. A 19-month-old child developed a characteristic localized cutaneous reaction at the sites of numerous stings after disturbing an ant mound. He experienced no secondary complications, and his pustular lesions resolved with conservative treatment.