wasp sting is a relatively common arthropod assault. this usually results in pain and mild allergic reactions, but sometimes may cause severe systemic reaction and multiorgan dysfunction including rhabdomyolysis, hemolysis, coagulopathy, hepatic, renal and cardiac complications. along with several other pathomechanisms, rhabdomyolysis is a distinguished cause of acute kidney injury (aki) in pat...

The insect order of Hymenoptera includes bees, hornets, wasps and fire-ants. Their stings are not usually life threatening, causing mainly local reactions and rarely anaphylaxis. This is a report of an 18 month old child who survived after an unusually severe envenomation, resulting in encephalopathy, hypertension, coagulopathy, intra-vascular hemolysis, hepatic and renal failure, following mul...

McGain, Harrison, and Winkel (2000) report that Australia has a diversity of creatures spewing venom, many of which are capable of inflicting lethal injuries to individuals. European wasps (Vespula germanica), while not gaining as much public attention as snake and spider bites in America, are capable of injecting highly dangerous stings. In reference to the widespread distribution of wasps and...

wasp or insect stings in the past (which would have hypothetically favored a hypersensitivity reaction). In this case, the proximity of the sting (on the eyelid) to the CNS may have been a factor in causing the elevated CSF pressures as a result of intracranial inflammation due to the potentially neurotoxic wasp venom. No other cause for the elevated CSF pressures could be found (our patient wa...

Though rare, neurological manifestations after single or multiple wasp stings have been reported. We report a rare case of neurological manifestation of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) caused by yellow wasp sting. Patient diagnosed on the basis of clinical presentation and MRI findings. Patient treated with intravenous Methylprednisolone 1000 mg / day for 5 days, which resulted in c...

Immunotherapy with wasp allergen leads to a variety of specific immunological changes. It is unknown, however, whether unspecific effects also occur, and which parameter shifts might indicate treatment success. Therefore, data of patients who had completed immunotherapy with wasp venom were analysed retrospectively for a change in the following parameters after therapy: threshold of skin tests ...

Wasps belonging to the family vespidae is one of the dangerous hymenopteran when disturbed in its habitat either accidently or purposely. Wasp stings are common, especially in populations living in vicinity to forested areas all over the world. Local signs following stings are common and generally life threatening anaphylaxis may occur, including Kounis syndrome requiring immediate treatment. T...