title: Myocardial injury following multiple bee stings.
abstract: Envenomation by the honey bee can cause multi-organ dysfunction as a result of toxic effects and may cause a severe anaphylactic reaction. Acute myocardial ischemia is an extremely rare complication of bee envenomation. We report a case of a 58-year-old woman with acute myocardial injury following massive bee envenomation.
authors.affiliation: Registrar in Medicine, University Medical Unit, Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Sri Lanka nisahan2004@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Balasingam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nisahan
authors.affiliation: Consultant chest physician, University Medical Unit, Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Gowri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Selvaratnam
authors.affiliation: Consultant physician, University Medical Unit, Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Thirunavukarasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumanan
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Multiple bee sting; anaphylaxis; myocardial infarction; vasospasm