Angioedema following ingestion of fried flying red fire ants

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 f...

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Published in:Indian pediatrics 2013-04, Vol.50 (4), p.423-424
Main Author: Nandhakumar, V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angioedema - drug therapy
Angioedema - etiology
Animals
Ant Venoms - poisoning
Ants
Case Reports
Child
Histamine Antagonists - therapeutic use
Humans
Hydrocortisone - therapeutic use
Lip - pathology
Male
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0019-6061
0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-013-0104-2