title: [Venomous stings in the tropical world: bite and sting accident by a bumblebee swarm in a rainy Venezuelan forest].
abstract: Two cases of poisoning produced by the unusual attack of colonies of insects from the family Bombidae, commonly known as bumblebees, are described. This type of poisoning may become severe toxicity and it is analyzed in the light of the latest findings. It is characterized by hemorrhagical symptoms, such as hematemesis and melaena.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoología y Ecología, Universidad Central de Venezuela.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Acosta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Szymanska
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D001514:Bee Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings; D008297:Male; D008551:Melena / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014687:Venezuela
chemical_list: D001514:Bee Venoms
vernacular_title: Picaduras venenosas en el mundo tropical: accidente por mordeduras y picaduras de un enjambre de abejorros en una selva lluviosa venezolana.