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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| author | Jijin Satheesh Deepak Rajkumar Vangipuram M Rajkumar |
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| description | 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 after the initial insult followed by a new onset myocardial infarction which was considered to be a variant of Kounis syndrome. The patient was managed in intensive care with diuretics, positive pressure ventilation, and glucocorticoids and made a complete recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b1397e9e06a648bab917368dd3ed7de02023-09-03T13:26:40ZengJaypee Brothers Medical PublisherIndian Journal of Respiratory Care2277-90192321-48992018-01-0171565810.4103/ijrc.ijrc_23_17Sting to the heart – Acute pulmonary edema following hymenoptera stingJijin SatheeshDeepak Rajkumar VangipuramM RajkumarHymenoptera 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 after the initial insult followed by a new onset myocardial infarction which was considered to be a variant of Kounis syndrome. The patient was managed in intensive care with diuretics, positive pressure ventilation, and glucocorticoids and made a complete recovery.http://www.ijrconline.org/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=56;epage=58;aulast=SatheeshAcute coronary syndromehymenoptera stingKounis syndromepulmonary edema |
| spellingShingle | Jijin Satheesh Deepak Rajkumar Vangipuram M Rajkumar Sting to the heart – Acute pulmonary edema following hymenoptera sting Indian Journal of Respiratory Care Acute coronary syndrome hymenoptera sting Kounis syndrome pulmonary edema |
| title | Sting to the heart – Acute pulmonary edema following hymenoptera sting |
| title_full | Sting to the heart – Acute pulmonary edema following hymenoptera sting |
| title_fullStr | Sting to the heart – Acute pulmonary edema following hymenoptera sting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sting to the heart – Acute pulmonary edema following hymenoptera sting |
| title_short | Sting to the heart – Acute pulmonary edema following hymenoptera sting |
| title_sort | sting to the heart acute pulmonary edema following hymenoptera sting |
| topic | Acute coronary syndrome hymenoptera sting Kounis syndrome pulmonary edema |
| url | 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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