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Why Is My Groin Area Hurting After An Ant Bite On Leg?

After being bitten by a green-head ant on the leg, not only does the place where it bit me hurt and swell a bit, but my upper thigh/groin area also starts to hurt. Maybe the poison travels up my leg and I feel it in that area? Sometimes it happens in my neck too. It's happened a few times now, and I was wondering if it's anything to be worried about.
posted on Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Hi. Very good observation. The pain in the groin is due to the poison is transported through another channel called lymphatics , it is concentrated in the lymph nodes in this area casing the pain .
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Why Is My Groin Area Hurting After An Ant Bite On Leg?

Hi. Very good observation. The pain in the groin is due to the poison is transported through another channel called lymphatics , it is concentrated in the lymph nodes in this area casing the pain .