We are reporting here a rare case of Parkinsonism (Hypokinetic dysarthria) caused after a bee stung, a member of the hymenoptera order. The main aim of this report is to orient the clinicians with the possibility of extrapyramidal syndromes because of hymenoptera stings.

BACKGROUND Although rapid venom immunotherapy (VIT) protocols have been shown to be safe and effective, this issue has not yet been clarified in Turkey. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the side effects of rush VIT as well as early clinical and immunological responses in patients with a venom allergy. METHODS Eighteen patients who had a history of severe systemic reactions af...

BACKGROUND There is a paucity of studies examining the safety of venom immunotherapy (VIT) in children. We aimed to assess the incidence of anaphylactic side effects during rush VIT in a cohort of pediatric patients and adult controls. METHODS 72 consecutive cycles of VIT-buildup in 71 children/adolescents aged 7-17 years were retrospectively evaluated and compared to an adult control group (...

Sir, Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology. The most common clinical manifestation is the appearance of skin-coloured small dermal nodules arranged in an annular configuration; however, several clinical variants are known, including papular (1), perforating (2), linear (3), and subcutaneous types (4, 5). We report here a case with papular GA accompanied ...

We have sequenced an 81-kb genomic region from the honey bee, Apis mellifera, associated with a quantitative trait locus (QTL) sting-2 for aggressive behavior. This sequence represents the first extensive study of the honey-bee genome structure encompassing putative genes in a QTL for a behavioral trait. Expression of 13 putative genes, as well as two transcripts that were present in a honey-be...