Stroke after multiple bee sting.
Bee stings are commonly encountered worldwide. Various manifestations after bee sting have been described. Local reactions are common. Unusually, manifestations like vomiting, diarrhea, dyspnea, generalized edema, acute renal failure, hypotension and collapse may occur. Rarely vasculitis, serum sickness, neuritis and encephalitis have been described which generally develop days to weeks after a sting. We report a case of a 25-year-old male who developed left sided monoparesis and transient visual loss following multiple bee stings. Unlike the previous case reports, in our case there has been involvement of both the anterior circulation and posterior circulation territory to the brain. We report this case due to it's rarity.
Institute of Internal Medicine, Madras Medical College, Chennai 600003.
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Rajendiran
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Puvanalingam
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Thangam
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Ragunanthanan
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Ramesh
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Venkatesan
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Sundar
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000931:Antidotes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001514:Bee Venoms / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001516:Bees; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000931:Antidotes; D001514:Bee Venoms; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors