Citation

Iliev YT, Tufkova SG, Prancheva MG. Folia Med. (Plovdiv) 2010; 52(3): 74-77.

Affiliation

Clinic of Toxicology and Active Treatment, St George University Hospital, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. yanko54@abv.bg

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Plovdiv University of Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21053677

Abstract

A 73-year old female of no allergic diathesis was attacked by bees and stung all over her body accidentally sustaining more than 518 stings for a very short time. Severe acute poisoning developed from the bee venom, manifested by coma, rhabdomyolysis, toxic hepatitis, acute renal failure, gastric hemorrhage and anemia. Following an active treatment the patient recovered. Literature search shows this to be a rare case of survival after multiple bee stings.

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