Human Sting of Cephalonomia gallicola (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2014.52.6.681
- Author:
In Yong LEE
1
;
Chang Seob SHIN
;
Seobo SIM
;
Jung Won PARK
;
Tai Soon YONG
Author Information
1. Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea. tsyong212@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Cephalonomia gallicola;
human sting;
Hymenoptera;
parasitoid wasp;
Korea
- MeSH:
Adult;
Animals;
Child, Preschool;
Female;
Gram-Positive Bacteria;
Humans;
Hymenoptera/*growth & development;
Insect Bites and Stings/*diagnosis/*pathology;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Republic of Korea
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2014;52(6):681-684
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Hymenoptera stings can cause serious injury to humans. We report the clinical findings of 6 cases of Hymenoptera stings. All patients developed painful erythematous papules at the sting sites and had a past history of parasitoid wasp sting. This is the first clinical report of the parasitoid wasp, Cephalonomia gallicola, causing human stings in Korea.
