The three-compartment of the Pederin toxic chamber has 12-15 times stronger toxicity than the snake venom, adhesive a small amount also makes the skin burning burning.
The Central Dermatology Hospital has just received a 25 -year -old young man who damages the whole body after applying a homemade drug with 40 three -chamber ants to treat itching.
On March 30, Dr. Quach Thi Ha Giang, Head of the Department of Male Skin Treatment, National Hospital of Dermatology, said that the contact dermatitis caused by three -cavity ants is a common disease in the rainy season, but recently the disease is seen all year round, there are dozens of cases.
The three -cavity ants are as long as the grain, about one cm long, there are two colors red and black. It is toxic not to burn but due to the secretion of the skin sticking to the skin, causing dermatitis in place.
“Patients often damage skin burning, red, with cases of ulcers, superinfection,” said Dr. Giang, adding that the three-compartments containing poisonous Pederin are 12-15 times stronger than the snake’s venom but due to the small amount of contact and only on the skin, it is not deadly enough to cause people like snake venom. In particular, Pederin penetrates quickly, causing the wounded area to spread quickly and wide.
Patients with systemic lesions due to the use of three ants to treat itching. Image: The hospital provides
Dermatitis due to contact with three -chamber ants often appear in open skin areas such as neck, face, back, arms, legs … Ants can cause dermatitis from mild to severe, depending on the toxic substance that enters through the skin. Initially, the patient felt a bit itchy, stretched the skin, manifested a red skin, after 6-12 hours, redness into a streak, on which the blisters were large and small, 1-5 mm, 1-3 days later into water burns, pus, pain, burning. Patients may be accompanied by fever, discomfort, lymphadenopathy, neck pain, armpits, and groin corresponding to damage.
Hands with toxins when beating, then rubbing and touching the eyes can burn the eyes. The lesions near the eyes can puffy both eyes, in the groin causing the groin lymphadenopathy is difficult to walk. Do not treat promptly, dermatitis will progress to ulcer. The ulcer has many different shapes depending on the rubbing on the skin.
Some people actively catch three -chamber ants “cure” the skin by grinding ants and poisoning into the infected area. As a result, the lesions spread, pain, and blood infection. Therefore, the doctor recommends that people absolutely not make their own “drugs” with three -chamber ants. Do not use the bare hands to catch, kill, rub the three -chamber ants, blow or place a piece of paper for the ants to crawl up then take it out of the person.
When exposed to three -chamber ants should wear gloves or use soft paper. If you accidentally beat or rub three compartments on the skin, you must quickly wash the place of contact with clean water or physiological saline. Avoid contact with ants touching other skin areas. When starting in a skin area, it is recommended to wash that area with diluted salt water, soap, in case of severe, so the dermatologist is treated.