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...
Main Authors: | Jijin Satheesh, Deepak Rajkumar Vangipuram, M Rajkumar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher
2018-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Respiratory Care |
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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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