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Odynophagia following retained bee stinger
Viswanathan, S; Viswanathan, S; Iqbal, N; Shanmugam, V; Srinath, G.
Afiliação
  • Viswanathan, S; Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences. Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute Complex. Department of Oral Pathology. Pondicherry. IN
  • Viswanathan, S; Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences. Department of Internal Medicine. Kalapet. IN
  • Iqbal, N; Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences. Department of Internal Medicine. Kalapet. IN
  • Shanmugam, V; Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences. Department of Internal Medicine. Kalapet. IN
  • Srinath, G; Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences. Department of Otorhinolaryngology. Kalapet. IN
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis ; 18(2): 253-255, 2012. ilus
Article em En | LILACS, VETINDEX | ID: lil-639485
Biblioteca responsável: BR68.1
ABSTRACT
Nearly half of Hymenoptera stings affect the head and neck region of victims, but reports on oropharyngeal bee stings are very few. We describe the case of a patient with odynophagia and suffocation in mass envenomation. He had a retained bee stinger whose removal was delayed for more than 24 hours following the sting, due to persisting angioedema. Odynophagia receded after removal of the stinger and treatment with paracetamol, steroids and metronidazole. The patient also developed rhabdomyolysis, renal failure and hepatitis that were treated with conservative therapy. Oropharyngeal stings can simulate symptoms of persisting angioedema in victims of mass envenomation.(AU)
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: LILACS / VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: LILACS / VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article