title: Pustular dermatosis caused by fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) stings in a dog.
abstract: This paper reports a case of spontaneous fire ant sting dermatitis in canine. The skin lesions consisted of nonfollicular, grouped pustules in the abdominal region. Several fire ants were found attached to the lesional skin. Histopathological findings included an intraepidermal neutrophilic pustule and predominantly neutrophilic interstitial dermatitis. An extensive area of collagen degeneration was also observed below the epidermal pustule. These clinical and histopathological findings are remarkable similar to those observed in fire ant stings in humans.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. lissandro@ufv.br
authors.forename: Lissandro G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Conceição
authors.forename: Vidal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Fabricia Hallack
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Loures
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*