Ginsburg C M
Pediatrics. 1984 May;73(5):689-92.
Fire ants (Solenopsis richteri and Solenopsis invicta) have received scant attention from individuals other than agriculturists, entomologists, and victims of the bite and sting. Since their original importation into Mobile, Alabama, these small, seemingly benign, creatures have slowly migrated throughout most of the southern United States. Not unexpectedly, physicians working in the southern portions of the United States have been confronted with increasingly large numbers of patients, particularly children, who have been bitten and envenomated by these insects. Information regarding the pathogenesis of fire ant bite reactions and an approach to treatment are provided.
火蚁（里氏火蚁和红火蚁）除了受到农学家、昆虫学家以及叮咬受害者的关注外，鲜少受到其他人的关注。自从它们最初被引入阿拉巴马州的莫比尔以来，这些看似无害的小生物已逐渐在美国南部大部分地区蔓延。不出所料，在美国南部工作的医生们面对的被这些昆虫叮咬并中毒的患者数量越来越多，尤其是儿童。本文提供了有关火蚁叮咬反应发病机制及治疗方法的信息。
