RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Eosinophilic Fasciitis Induced by Fire Ant Bites
JF Ochsner Journal
JO Ochsner J
FD O. P. Jindal Global University
SP 114
OP 118
VO 8
IS 3
A1 Jyothi R. Mallepalli
A1 Robert J. Quinet
A1 Rachana Sus
YR 2008
UL http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/8/3/114.abstract
AB Purpose: To describe a case of eosinophilic fasciitis likely related to proximate fire ant bites and review the literature to summarize the etiology and clinical, laboratory, histopathological, and therapeutic aspects of eosinophilic fasciitis.Methods: Report of a case of eosinophilic fasciitis and review of the English language literature using a Medline search from 1950 to January 2007.Results: We describe the case of a New Orleans woman who developed eosinophilic fasciitis after fire ant bites post-Hurricane Katrina. A careful literature review confirms an association of eosinophilic fasciitis with unaccustomed vigorous exercise, arthropod bites, and borreliosis, among other etiologic agents.Conclusions: Eosinophilic fasciitis, a rare disorder with unclear pathogenic mechanisms, has been associated with arthropod bites and borreliosis. Fire ant bites should be added to the list of etiologic agents for this disorder.