A case of angioedema associated with eosinophilia induced by bee sting.
- Author:
In Su JUNG
1
;
You Seung SEO
;
Myeong A CHEONG
;
Jae Young LEE
;
Young Soo AHN
;
Sang Hoon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji Hospital, Eulji Medical College, Seoul, Korea. ksh1134@eulji.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Eosinophilia;
Angioedema;
Bee venom
- MeSH:
Adult;
Angioedema*;
Bee Venoms;
Bees*;
Bites and Stings*;
Edema;
Encephalitis;
Eosinophilia*;
Extremities;
Female;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin E;
Insect Bites and Stings;
Nephrosis;
Neuritis;
Serum Sickness;
Vasculitis;
Venoms;
Wasps
- From:Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
2002;22(4):747-750
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
There have been few reports of manifestations such as vasculitis, nephrosis, neuritis, encephalitis, and serum sickness occuring in a temporal relation to insect stings. Symptoms usually start several days to several weeks after the sting and may last for a long time. Angioedema with eosinophilia induced by bee sting has not reported in medical literature. We report a case of eosinophilia with angioedema induced by bee venom in a 30-year-old woman whom presented with edema of extremities and peripheral blood eosinophilia. The patient had high titer of specific IgE to yellow jacket venom.
