title: Human sting of Cephalonomia gallicola (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in Korea.
abstract: Hymenoptera stings can cause serious injury to humans. We report the clinical findings of 6 cases of Hymenoptera stings. All patients developed painful erythematous papules at the sting sites and had a past history of parasitoid wasp sting. This is the first clinical report of the parasitoid wasp, Cephalonomia gallicola, causing human stings in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: In-Yong
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Gangnam Clean Pest Control, Seoul 135-862, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Seob
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju 380-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Seobo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: Tai-Soon
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Yong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria; D006801:Humans; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000254:growth & development*; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056910:Republic of Korea
keywords: Cephalonomia gallicola; Hymenoptera; Korea; human sting; parasitoid wasp