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Insect bites on the legs

Symptoms may include:

• Swelling, redness, itchiness, and pain around the site of bite
• Pus-filled blisters that last 3 - 8 days
• Possible scab at the area of the bite that lasts 3 - 10 days

Those allergic to fire ant venom may also have

• Difficulty breathing
• Rapid heart rate
• Throat swelling

Review Date: 10/04/2009
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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