Artigo
Pustular dermatosis caused by fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) stings in a dog
Autor
Conceição, Lissandro G.
Haddad Jr, Vidal
Loures, Fabricia Hallack
Institución
Resumen
This paper reports a case of spontaneous fire ant sting
dermatitis in canine. The skin lesions consisted of non-
follicular, grouped pustules in the abdominal region. Several fire ants were found attached to the lesional skin. Histopathological findings included an intra-epidermal neutrophilic pustule and predominantly neutrophilic interstitial dermatitis. An extensive area of collagen degeneration was also observed below the
epidermal pustule. These clinical and histopathological
findings are remarkable similar to those observed in fire ant stings in humans.