Case report

A case of the first documented fire ant anaphylaxis in Canada

Jason Kihyuk Lee and Stephen Daniel Betschel

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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2013, 9:25 doi:10.1186/1710-1492-9-25

Published: 9 July 2013

Abstract (provisional)

The first documented confirmed case of an imported fire ant causing anaphylaxis in Canada is herein reported. In a patient with anaphylaxis to ants a physician in Canada should be aware that an allergic reaction to fire ant is a possibility.

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