Acute interstitial nephritis, toxic hepatitis and toxic myocarditis following multiple Asian giant hornet stings in Shaanxi Province, China
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Acute Interstitial Nephritis Following Multiple Asian Giant Hornet Stings
BACKGROUND The Asian giant hornet is the largest wasp species in the world. Its stings can cause acute interstitial nephritis and acute renal failure. From July to October, 2013, Asian giant hornet attacks have killed 42 people and injured 1675 people with their powerful venomous stings in Hanzhong, Ankang, and Shangluo, three cities in the southern part of Shaanxi Province, China. CASE REPOR...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1342-078X,1347-4715
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-016-0516-4