Case Report: An unusual case of bee envenomation presenting with acute kidney injury, cavernous venous thrombosis and multiple episodes of convulsions

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Walter Otieno*
Macrine Olwala
George Michael Odhiambo Owiti

Abstract

Bee stings are common in the tropics and cause minor problems but may occasionally cause severe anaphylactoid reactions.


Summary of clinical case: We present a case of M.O.O., an 8-year-old boy who was stung three times on the face and developed severe manifestations including acute kidney injury, cavernous sinus thrombosis and multiple convulsions but recovered without sequelae.


Discussion: There is an association between the severity of reaction and the number of bee stings but this case was unique in the sense that we had only 3 stings reported and we developed life threatening clinical manifestations.

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Otieno, W., Olwala, M., & Odhiambo Owiti, G. M. (2020). Case Report: An unusual case of bee envenomation presenting with acute kidney injury, cavernous venous thrombosis and multiple episodes of convulsions. Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports, 7(2), 103–106. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5282.000109
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