A Fatal Case of Intravascular Coagulation After Bee Sting Acupuncture.
10.4168/aair.2012.4.2.107
- Author:
Jae Woo JUNG
1
;
Eun Ju JEON
;
Jeong Wook KIM
;
Jae Chol CHOI
;
Jong Wook SHIN
;
Jae Yeol KIM
;
In Won PARK
;
Byoung Whui CHOI
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. bwchoimd@cau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Venoms;
acupuncture;
anaphylaxis;
disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
- MeSH:
Acupuncture;
Aged;
Anaphylaxis;
Bee Venoms;
Bees;
Bites and Stings;
Dacarbazine;
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation;
Female;
Humans;
Venoms;
Vital Signs
- From:Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research
2012;4(2):107-109
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Bee stings can cause severe adverse reactions, leading to anaphylaxis, cardiovascular collapse, and death. In some cases, bee venom also induces disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). However, to our knowledge, there has been no fatal case of intravascular coagulation accompanied by anaphylaxis caused by bee sting acupuncture. Here, we report a fatal case of a 65-year-old woman with DIC, following anaphylactic shock after bee sting acupuncture. This case emphasizes that practitioners should consider anaphylaxis followed by coagulation abnormalities when a patient's vital signs are unstable after bee sting acupuncture.
