deShazo R D, Williams D F
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, USA.
South Med J. 1995 Jul;88(7):712-5. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199507000-00003.
The progressive spread and increasing colony density of imported fire ants throughout the southeastern United States will result in increasing numbers of individuals with untoward reactions to the stings of these insects. In order to alert physicians that imported fire ant colonies may exist within homes and other inhabited dwellings and result in multiple stings to the occupants and to provide information about the management of this problem, we report two cases where individuals were stung indoors by imported fire ants. One of these cases involved the attack of a bed-bound patient by a colony of ants. The other report documents the establishment of an intact fire ant colony within an inhabited dwelling. Physicians should become familiar with the biology of these insects to assist patients in dealing with this problem.
入侵红火蚁在美国东南部的不断扩散以及蚁群密度的增加，将导致越来越多的人对这些昆虫的叮咬产生不良反应。为了提醒医生，入侵红火蚁群落可能存在于家庭和其他有人居住的住所内，并导致居住者被多次叮咬，同时提供有关该问题处理方法的信息，我们报告两例有人在室内被入侵红火蚁叮咬的病例。其中一例是一名卧床患者遭到一群蚂蚁攻击。另一例报告记录了在一处有人居住的住所内形成了一个完整的红火蚁群落。医生应熟悉这些昆虫的生物学特性，以帮助患者应对这一问题。
