Severe pulmonary-renal syndrome in honeybee sting envenomation – A case report

Abstract

Honeybee stings with features of envenomation (either local or allergic and rarely systemic toxicity) are often seen in agriculture workers. An initial presentation with severe diffuse alveolar hemorrhage or pulmonary-renal syndrome is rare and only confined to a few case reports. Herein, we describe a case of a 45-year-old male who presented with multiple bee stings and subsequently developed acute kidney injury and pulmonary hemorrhage. He was managed with hemodialysis, invasive mechanical ventilation, red-cell transfusion, and pulse methylprednisolone. However, he developed cardiac arrhythmias with ventricular tachycardia and died.

How to cite this article: Shaji A, Parvez M, Chirumamilla NK, Sharma N, Pannu AK. Severe pulmonary-renal syndrome in honeybee sting envenomation – A case report. Turk J Emerg Med 2023;23:246-9.

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¹ AS: collected patient data, drafted the manuscript
² MMP, ³ NKC, ⁴ NS: collected patient data
⁵ AKP: collected patient data, drafted and revised the manuscript
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