A Case of Delayed Type Skin Reaction Induced by Bee Venom Acupuncture.
- Author:
Duk Han KIM
1
;
Mi Yeon KIM
;
Young Min PARK
;
Hyung Ok KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. knderma@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bee venom acupuncture;
Delayed type skin reaction
- MeSH:
Acupuncture*;
Anaphylaxis;
Bee Venoms*;
Bees*;
Bites and Stings;
Edema;
Erythema;
Humans;
Incidence;
Medicine, East Asian Traditional;
Skin*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2005;43(9):1237-1240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Honeybee sting is an important problem because of their high incidence and ability to produce fatal anaphylactic reactions. They can also produce erythema and edema at the site of a sting in non-allergic individuals and extensive local reactions in allergic patients. Bee venom acupuncture has been widely used in Oriental medicine as pain control, however, its side effects are not well known. Only a few cases of anaphylaxis by bee venom acupuncture have been reported, but there is no case report of its delayed type skin reaction. We report a case of persistent delayed type skin reaction due to bee venom acupuncture.