Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome due to massive wasp stings: an autopsy case report.
- Author:
Ling ZHANG
1
;
Yi TANG
;
Fang LIU
;
Yu-Ying SHI
;
Yu CAO
;
Huan XU
;
Ping FU
Author Information
1. Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Adult;
Animals;
Fatal Outcome;
Female;
Humans;
Insect Bites and Stings;
complications;
Multiple Organ Failure;
etiology;
Wasps
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2012;125(11):2070-2072
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We reported a case of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) following about 300 wasp stings. The diagnosis was based on autopsy findings of acute pulmonary edema, acute kidney injury, hepatic and cardiac dysfunction, and cerebral edema. MODS is a life-threatening complication, and should be considered a possibility after multiple wasp stings. Our autopsy helped to establish the cause of unexpected death due to wasp stings and to elucidate a possible mechanism of MODS.
