Sting to the heart – Acute pulmonary edema following hymenoptera sting

Sting to the heart – Acute pulmonary edema following hymenoptera sting

Hymenoptera stings have been reported earlier to cause mild local reactions to severe systemic reactions such as anaphylactic shock. Myocardial infarction following insect stings has been widely described. In this case, we describe a 64-year-old male patient who presented with pulmonary edema 4 h af...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jijin Satheesh, Deepak Rajkumar Vangipuram, M Rajkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Respiratory Care
Subjects:
Acute coronary syndrome
hymenoptera sting
Kounis syndrome
pulmonary edema
Online Access:http://www.ijrconline.org/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=56;epage=58;aulast=Satheesh

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http://www.ijrconline.org/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=56;epage=58;aulast=Satheesh

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