McGain, Harrison, and Winkel (2000) report that Australia has a diversity of creatures spewing venom, many of which are capable of inflicting lethal injuries to individuals. European wasps (Vespula germanica), while not gaining as much public attention as snake and spider bites in America, are capable of injecting highly dangerous stings. In reference to the widespread distribution of wasps and...

Despite scorpions being locally abundant in many parts of Australia, scorpion sting is a poorly defined clinical condition in Australia. Many health-care workers are unaware of the effects of their stings and scorpions are often feared based on their international reputation. Five scorpion stings that occurred in different parts of Australia where the scorpion was caught at the time of the stin...

Background: Referring to individuals with reactivity to honey bee and Vespula venom in diagnostic tests, the umbrella terms “double sensitization” or “double positivity” cover patients with true clinical double allergy and those allergic to a single venom with asymptomatic sensitization to the other. There is no international consensus on whether immunotherapy regimens should generally include ...

BACKGROUND Referring to individuals with reactivity to honey bee and Vespula venom in diagnostic tests, the umbrella terms "double sensitization" or "double positivity" cover patients with true clinical double allergy and those allergic to a single venom with asymptomatic sensitization to the other. There is no international consensus on whether immunotherapy regimens should generally include b...

A 60-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with chest pain and pruritus. He was diabetic and two months previously his left anterior descending artery had been stented. He was exposed to multiple bee stings 4 h prior to presentation. On physical examination, vital signs were stable. A 12-lead electrocardiogram showed anterior ST-segment elevation. With the aim of primary percuta...

for hematochezia following resuscitation from a hypotensive shock. The history revealed that while working outdoors, the patient had been attacked by a swarm of bees and received multiple stings, rendering him unconscious. Following initial recovery at the local hospital, he developed hematochezia and was referred to us. On examination at admission, the patient was alert and not pale, and his v...