Fire ant anaphylaxis: two critical cases in South Carolina.
Two clinical cases illustrate near-fatal reactions to fire ant venom encountered by an infant playing in the backyard, and by a pharmacist working indoors in a hospital setting under a ceiling ventilation duct.
Foothills Allergy and Asthma Associates, 98 Willow Lane, Sparatanburg, SC 209307, USA.
Arden L
AL
Levy
Jeffrey M
JM
Wagner
Stanley H
SH
Schuman
D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000818:Animals; D000862:Ant Venoms / Q000276:immunology*; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*
D000862:Ant Venoms; D004837:Epinephrine