{"title":"Ant bite causing acute oliguric renal failure – A case report","authors":"K. A. Aayilliath, P. Geetha","doi":"10.25259/gjhsr_4_2023","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Ant bites usually cause mild local reactions without significant complications. Extensive bites may lead to subclinical myonecrosis or secondary bacterial infection. Here, we present a case of acute renal failure as a rare complication of extensive bites by carpenter ants. The patient improved on supportive management and hemodialysis.","PeriodicalId":369069,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Health Sciences and Research","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Global Journal of Health Sciences and Research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.25259/gjhsr_4_2023","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Ant bites usually cause mild local reactions without significant complications. Extensive bites may lead to subclinical myonecrosis or secondary bacterial infection. Here, we present a case of acute renal failure as a rare complication of extensive bites by carpenter ants. The patient improved on supportive management and hemodialysis.
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