Case Report: An unusual case of bee envenomation presenting with acute kidney injury, cavernous venous thrombosis and multiple episodes of convulsions

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Submitted: October 27, 2020
Published: Nov 7, 2020
DOI: 10.17352/2455-5282.000109

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Walter Otieno*
Fellow Nephrology, Maseno University School of Medicine, P.O.Box 333, Maseno, Kenya
Macrine Olwala
Fellow Nephrology, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, Hospital in Kisumu, Kenya
George Michael Odhiambo Owiti
Fellow Nephrology, Maseno University School of Medicine, P.O.Box 333, Maseno, Kenya

Abstract

Bee stings are common in the tropics and cause minor problems but may occasionally cause severe anaphylactoid reactions.


Summary of clinical case: We present a case of M.O.O., an 8-year-old boy who was stung three times on the face and developed severe manifestations including acute kidney injury, cavernous sinus thrombosis and multiple convulsions but recovered without sequelae.


Discussion: There is an association between the severity of reaction and the number of bee stings but this case was unique in the sense that we had only 3 stings reported and we developed life threatening clinical manifestations.

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Otieno, W., Olwala, M., & Odhiambo Owiti, G. M. (2020). Case Report: An unusual case of bee envenomation presenting with acute kidney injury, cavernous venous thrombosis and multiple episodes of convulsions. Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports, 7(2), 103–106. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5282.000109
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