title: Multiple cerebral infarctions with severe multi-organ dysfunction following multiple wasp stings.
abstract: Wasp and bee sting are commonly encountered worldwide. Local reactions are more common, generally are self-limiting and settle within a few hours. Multiple stings can lead to various clinical manifestations like vomiting, diarrhea, dyspnea, generalized edema, hypotension, syncope, acute renal failure, and even death. Rarely, they can cause vasculitis, serum sickness, neuritis, and encephalitis. We are reporting a case of 40-year-old male who presented with stroke, right hemiparesis with severe multi-organ dysfunction due to multiple wasp stings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Mushtaq
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Sheikh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saleem
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Sawan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yousuf
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Maqbool
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Ravouf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asimi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Riyaz Ahmed
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Daga
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.lastname: Aejaz
keywords: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; stroke; wasp sting
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