TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Guillain-barré syndrome following bee venom acupuncture
JO  - Internal medicine
A1  - Lee, Hyun Jo
A1  - Park, In Seok
A1  - Lee, Jon-In
A1  - Kim, Joong-Seok
SP  - 975
EP  - 978
VL  - 54
IS  - 8
N2  - Bee venom acupuncture has been widely used in Oriental medicine with limited evidence of effectiveness. Most of the complications due to bee venom acupuncture are local or systemic allergic reactions. However, serious medical and neurological complications have also been reported. We herein describe the treatment of a 68-year-old woman who developed progressive quadriplegia 10 days after receiving multiple honeybee venom sting acupuncture treatments. The electrophysiological findings were consistent with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The temporal relationship between the development of GBS and honeybee venom sting acupuncture is suggestive of a cause-and-effect relationship, although the precise pathophysiology and causative components in honeybee venom need to be verified.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0918-2918
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.54.2238
ID  - ref1
ER  -