Wasp sting induced neurological manifestations.
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2002-09-26
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Wasp stings generally cause local reactions like pain, wheal, flare, edema and swelling, which are generally self-limiting. Multiple stings can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, generalized edema, dyspnea, hypotension, collapse, renal failure or death. Unusually, they may cause serum sickness, vasculitis, neuritis or encephalitis. We report a case of a 40 year old male who developed focal neurological deficit 10 hours following a wasp sting, which was confirmed to be ponto-cerebellar infarction on MRI scan, and recovered within five days.
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Sachdev A, Mahapatra M, D'Cruz S, Kumar A, Singh R, Lehl SS. Wasp sting induced neurological manifestations. Neurology India. 2002 Sep; 50(3): 319-21