Images in Clinical Medicine

Kim Eagle, M.D., Editor

Sting of the Fire Ant (Solenopsis)

Leon Kundrotas, M.D.

N Engl J Med 1993; 329:1317October 28, 1993

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Figure 1 Sting of the Fire Ant (Solenopsis).

Panel A shows the fire ant with body arched, stinging and injecting venom through the stinger (a modified ovipositor) in its distal abdomen (x30). Panel B is a scanning electron micrograph of the stinger (x90). Panel C shows the wheal-and-flare response that occurred 10 minutes after envenomation (x30); it is often accompanied by a severe burning sensation. The scale is in millimeters.

Kim Eagle, M.D.

Leon Kundrotas, M.D.
Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Base Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX 78236

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