title: Wasp sting induced neurological manifestations.
abstract: Wasp stings generally cause local reactions like pain, wheal, flare, edema and swelling, which are generally self-limiting. Multiple stings can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, generalized edema, dyspnea, hypotension, collapse, renal failure or death. Unusually, they may cause serum sickness, vasculitis, neuritis or encephalitis. We report a case of a 40 year old male who developed focal neurological deficit 10 hours following a wasp sting, which was confirmed to be ponto-cerebellar infarction on MRI scan, and recovered within five days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital Chadigarh - 160 047, India. atulsachdev@glide.net.in
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sachdev
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: D'Cruz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lehl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014862:Wasp Venoms / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014862:Wasp Venoms