title: Acute ischemic stroke and severe multiorgan dysfunction due to multiple bee stings.
abstract: Various manifestations after bee sting have been described. Local reactions, such as pain, wheal, flare, edema and swelling, are common and generally self-limiting. Uncommonly manifestations like vomiting, diarrhea, dyspnea, generalized edema, acute renal failure, anaphylactic shock, myocardial infarction, hypotension, collapse, pulmonary hemorrhage, acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis, and atrial fibrillation may occur. We report a 59 year-old man who sustained ischemic stroke and multi-organ dysfunction following multiple bee stings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guzel
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Handan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akar
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Kemal
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Erenler
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baydin
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdulcelil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kayabas
keywords: Acute stroke; Bee sting; Emergency department