Stroke after multiple bee sting

• Published in: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India Vol. 60; pp. 122 - 124
• Main Authors: Rajendiran, C, Puvanalingam, A, Thangam, D, Ragunanthanan, S, Ramesh, D, Venkatesan, S, Sundar, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India 01.02.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Animals; Antidotes - administration & dosage; Bee Venoms - adverse effects; Bees; Brain - pathology; Humans; Insect Bites and Stings - complications; Insect Bites and Stings - drug therapy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Paresis - etiology; Physical Therapy Modalities; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - administration & dosage; Stroke - etiology; Stroke - pathology; Treatment Outcome; Vision Disorders - etiology; Visual Acuity
• ISSN: 0004-5772

Bee stings are commonly encountered worldwide. Various manifestations after bee sting have been described. 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. 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 it's rarity.