Epidemiology of fatalities in Spain due to hornet, wasp, and bee stings (Cause Code Death: X23) is described. Over a 20-year period (1999–2018), total 78 were recorded, mostly occurring males (85.9%), 65 years older (52.6%), at “unspecified places” (67.9%), the months July August (50%). The X23 mortality rates (X23MR) expressed terms annual per million inhabitants, varied from 0.02 0.19 (mean v...

There is little information on scorpion stings in Australia. The aim of this study is to describe the circumstances and clinical effects of stings by Australian scorpions. Cases of scorpion stings were collected prospectively from calls and presentations to Australian poison information centres and emergency departments from February 2000 to April 2002. Only definite scorpion stings where the s...

Fatalities among avian species due to multiple bee stings are rare. Sixteen pigeons on a farm in Bangladesh each suffered multiple bee stings. Ten of the pigeons died before treatment, 5 (4–11 stings) died within 12 hr after treatment, and 1 pigeon (only 3 stings) survived. Body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, hematocrit, hemoglobin, erythrocytes, thrombocytes, MCV, MCH and MCHC decr...

Venomous catfish stings are a common environment hazard worldwide. Although these stings are often innocuous, significant morbidity may result from stings, including severe pain, retained foreign bodies, infection, respiratory compromise, arterial hypotension, and cardiac dysrhythmias. Treatment included hot water immersion, analgesia, wound exploration, and prophylactic antibiotics. In this ar...

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of insect venom allergy and the indication for specific immunotherapy is based on history, skin tests and demonstration of hymenoptera venom specific IgE-antibodies. In cases with contradictory test results additional cellular tests are recommended. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the usefulness of a newly introduced test based on basophil CD63 expression as marker of activati...

background: scorpion sting is a common medical emergency in iran. the epidemiological features and control of such cases vary from south to north. this review will provide new information about the epidemiology of scorpion stings in different provinces of iran. methods: in this descriptive retrospective study, data on scorpionism including incidence rates, mortality as well as locality from 200...

Fatalities among avian species due to multiple bee stings are rare. Sixteen pigeons on a farm in Bangladesh each suffered multiple bee stings. Ten of the pigeons died before treatment, 5 (4-11 stings) died within 12 hr after treatment, and 1 pigeon (only 3 stings) survived. Body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, hematocrit, hemoglobin, erythrocytes, thrombocytes, MCV, MCH and MCHC decr...

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is characterized by neuroimaging findings of symmetric changes of vasogenic edema predominantly in the posterior subcortical regions of the brain. The cause of PRES remains unclear. We describe a 66-year-old female patient who developed PRES with normal blood pressure on the first day after being attacked by a swarm of wasps. Over the next few...