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Will Sorey, MD

Diagnosis

bite, fire ant

Body Site

ankle

Age

3 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

yellow skin color

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 3-year-old boy stepped in a fire ant bed at the playground. He subseuqently developed numerous blisters on his left ankle. The case was submitted by Batson Children's Hospital pediatric resident Dr. Mia Armstrong, Jackson, Mississippi.

Description

cluster of skin colored to yellow 2-3 mm edematous papules, vesicles, and crusted vesicles

Categories

bites and stings

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7/30/2007 16:42:48

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