CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT AFTER MULTIPLE BEE STING
Abstract
Bee stings are commonly encountered
worldwide . Various manifestations after
bee sting have been described (1). Local
reactions are common. Unusually, manifestations
like vomiting, diarrhea, dyspnea,
generalized edema, acute renal failure,
hypotension and collapse may occur.
Rarely vasculitis, serum sickness,
neuritis and encephalitis have been described
which generally develop days to
weeks after a sting (2) (7). We report a
case of a 25-year-old male who developed
left sided monoparesis and transient
visual loss following multiple bee
stings. Unlike the previous case reports,
in our case there has been involvement
of both the anterior circulation and posterior
circulation territory to the brain. We
report this case due to its rarity.
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