while working in the yard I ran into an ant nest, not fire ants tho, and they were all over my hand. Then suddenly the vein in the pad of my middle fingers swelled and turned purple with intense burning pain. There is no broken skin from the ants but it seems like something with the ants had to do with this vein swelling suddenly and turning purple. That finger was the one that took the brunt of the ant nest with ants ALL over my hand. Hours later it s still swollen and purple and still painful. Could some kind of chemical from the panicked ants have caused this?
Hello, Thank you for your contact to Chat Doctor. I understand your concern. If I am your doctor I suggest you that ants releases formalin in their bites, the purplish colored reaction is because of this formalin. The reaction will subside in a 3 to 4 days. There is no need for any treatment... I will be happy to answer your further concerned can contact me. Chat Doctor. Infectious disease specialist. Thank you.