title: Angioedema following ingestion of fried flying red fire ants.
abstract: Red ants sting anaphylaxis was rarely reported from India. But angioedema due to ingestion of fried flying red fire ants in children is almost never reported from India and also very rarely reported from outside India. We report a case of recurrent non allergic angioedema following ingestion of fried flying red ants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu 603 319, India. nandhambbs@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nandhakumar
mesh_terms: D000799:Angioedema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D000862:Ant Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D001000:Ants; D002648:Child; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000862:Ant Venoms; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D006854:Hydrocortisone