honey bee sting is used in some societies as a treatment of inflammation in joint diseases such as arthritis. to investigate the effect of honey bee venom in reducing inflammation, we selected 30 male wister rats which were divided in to 6 groups. except group 1, all remaining groups received 0.5 ml of complete freund’s adjuvant to induce arthritis. after 9 days, all animals that received adjuv...

BACKGROUND Severe allergic reactions during rush-specific immunotherapy (Rush-SIT) may occur in the treatment of hymenoptera sting allergy. The objective of the present study was to examine the characteristics of allergic reactions during Rush-SIT in a cohort of patients with allergy towards hymenoptera venom in the mediterranean population of Albania. METHODS A retrospective study was perfor...

The present paper deals with the ethnomedicinal knowledge of 19 plant species belonging to 19 angiospermic families as gathered from tribals viz., Pawara, Bhil, Tadvi and Vanjara communities, besides other rural people of Jalgaon district (Maharashtra ). Out of 19 plant species studied, 05 species are used against dog bite, 05 species against snake bite, 06 species against scorpion sting, 05 sp...

This report deals with a father and his son who developed acute renal failure following multiple bee stings. The renal lesion in these patients appears to be due to rhabdomyolysis caused by the bee venom. The other mechanisms are also discussed. The need for clinicians to be aware of acute renal failure as a complication of bee stings is stressed.

A patient presented with coagulation problems a few days after honeybee sting. The purpuric skin changes developed on the legs and buttocks. She manifested signs of hypotension with disturbance of consciousness. Allergen-specific IgE serum levels against honey bee venom antigens reached >17.5 kU/l. The platelet count was 33,000/ml . The prothrombin index decreased to 28%, prothrombine time was ...

AN anxious parent brought her 6-year-old son to me 2 or 3 years ago because he had been "stung on the eye by a bee". A cheerful and cooperative child showed me an irritable watery eye with some injection. It was quite definite that the insect had attacked the upper lid at about its mid point, for the site of puncture had been quite obvious at the time; no sign of this remained by the time the p...