title: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome due to massive wasp stings: an autopsy case report.
abstract: We reported a case of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) following about 300 wasp stings. The diagnosis was based on autopsy findings of acute pulmonary edema, acute kidney injury, hepatic and cardiac dysfunction, and cerebral edema. MODS is a life-threatening complication, and should be considered a possibility after multiple wasp stings. Our autopsy helped to establish the cause of unexpected death due to wasp stings and to elucidate a possible mechanism of MODS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu-Ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D014863:Wasps