Eosinophilic cellulitis after honeybee sting.
Stings by honeybees are not uncommon and most cases cause pain but no significant medical problems. Some patients, however, have lethal complications such as acute anaphylactic shock. Cellulitis caused by honeybee sting is very rare and can be a late complication in some patients. We report a 45-year-old female patient who was stung by a honeybee, and whose right forearm showed progressive swelling with bullous formation after the sting. She was sent to our emergency department with the diagnosis of right hand cellulitis. After treatment with antibiotics for 5 days, the lesions showed no response. Then, systemic steroid was used and the lesion gradually resolved. Diagnosis of Wells syndrome was made according to clinical appearance, course and characteristic histopathological findings.
Lin
Hsing-Lin
HL
Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery and Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Lin
Jiun-Nong
JN
Chen
Chao-Wen
CW
Kuo
Liang-Chi
LC
Lee
Wei-Che
WC
D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged