title: Acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis due to multiple wasp stings.
abstract: In most patients, wasp stings cause local reactions and rarely anaphylaxis. Acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis are unusual complications of wasp stings. We report a case of acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis secondary to multiple wasp stings. A 55-year-old farmer developed multi organ dysfunction with acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis 3 days after he had sustained multiple wasp stings. The etiology of acute kidney injury is probably both rhabdomyolysis and acute tubular necrosis. He improved completely after hemodialysis and intensive care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Hemachandar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
keywords: Acute kidney injury; pigment nephropathy; rhabdomyolysis; wasp stings
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