title: Anaphylaxis due to Red fire ant bite.
abstract: Ant allergy is a rare problem and most published reports are from outside India. We report a toddler who suffered from severe anaphylaxis reaction due to bite of Red fire ant (Solenopsis geminata).
authors.affiliation: Chaitanya Childrens Hospital, Karnataka, India. pvhavaldar@india.com
authors.forename: Parvat V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Havaldar
authors.forename: Shailesh S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Chandrashekhar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Phadnis
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D000862:Ant Venoms / Q000276:immunology; D001000:Ants / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000862:Ant Venoms