A Case of Multiple Wasp Stings Causing Multi-organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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Severe multi-organ dysfunction following multiple wasp (Vespa affinis) stings.
Ceylon Medical Journal The wasp (Vespa affinis) is common and widely distributed in Sri Lanka. Wasp venom is known to contain factors that release histamine, enzymes, haemolysins, neurotoxins and vasodilators [1]. Case reports with severe multi-organ dysfunction after wasp stings are few in literature. We report two patients who developed severe multi-organ dysfunction following multiple wasp b...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Urology & Nephrology Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1874-303X
DOI: 10.2174/1874303x01912010049