Multi-organ dysfunction following honeybee bite—A rare entity

Multi-organ dysfunction following honeybee bite—A rare entity

Honeybee bites have been known to cause localized allergic reactions and anaphylaxis but systemic toxic reactions leading to multiorgan dysfunction is very rare. Serious complications like acute renal failure, acute myocardial infarction (Kounis syndrome) and even death have been reported as the com...

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Main Authors: Satish Kumar Prasad, Sameer Kumar Mehta, Bhagyalakshmi Satyanarayan, Suman Kumar Panda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
bradycardia
honeybee
multi-organ dysfunction
thrombocytopenia
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=9;spage=5052;epage=5054;aulast=Prasad
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spelling doaj-0d4f186e530f4a5aa6dcc99d34b621a32020-11-25T03:56:22ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632020-01-01995052505410.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_629_20Multi-organ dysfunction following honeybee bite—A rare entitySatish Kumar PrasadSameer Kumar MehtaBhagyalakshmi SatyanarayanSuman Kumar PandaHoneybee bites have been known to cause localized allergic reactions and anaphylaxis but systemic toxic reactions leading to multiorgan dysfunction is very rare. Serious complications like acute renal failure, acute myocardial infarction (Kounis syndrome) and even death have been reported as the complication of honeybee bite. Herein, we report a case of multiorgan dysfunction following honeybee bite, which was complicated with acute kidney injury, thrombocytopenia, bradycardia, keratitis, and deranged liver function along with localized allergic reaction and pain.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=9;spage=5052;epage=5054;aulast=Prasadbradycardiahoneybeemulti-organ dysfunctionthrombocytopenia
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author Satish Kumar Prasad
Sameer Kumar Mehta
Bhagyalakshmi Satyanarayan
Suman Kumar Panda
spellingShingle Satish Kumar Prasad
Sameer Kumar Mehta
Bhagyalakshmi Satyanarayan
Suman Kumar Panda
Multi-organ dysfunction following honeybee bite—A rare entity
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
bradycardia
honeybee
multi-organ dysfunction
thrombocytopenia
author_facet Satish Kumar Prasad
Sameer Kumar Mehta
Bhagyalakshmi Satyanarayan
Suman Kumar Panda
author_sort Satish Kumar Prasad
title Multi-organ dysfunction following honeybee bite—A rare entity
title_short Multi-organ dysfunction following honeybee bite—A rare entity
title_full Multi-organ dysfunction following honeybee bite—A rare entity
title_fullStr Multi-organ dysfunction following honeybee bite—A rare entity
title_full_unstemmed Multi-organ dysfunction following honeybee bite—A rare entity
title_sort multi-organ dysfunction following honeybee bite—a rare entity
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
issn 2249-4863
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Honeybee bites have been known to cause localized allergic reactions and anaphylaxis but systemic toxic reactions leading to multiorgan dysfunction is very rare. Serious complications like acute renal failure, acute myocardial infarction (Kounis syndrome) and even death have been reported as the complication of honeybee bite. Herein, we report a case of multiorgan dysfunction following honeybee bite, which was complicated with acute kidney injury, thrombocytopenia, bradycardia, keratitis, and deranged liver function along with localized allergic reaction and pain.
topic bradycardia
honeybee
multi-organ dysfunction
thrombocytopenia
url http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=9;spage=5052;epage=5054;aulast=Prasad
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