A Case of Ischemic Stroke Following Bee Venom Acupuncture.
- Author:
Jeong Ho PARK
1
;
Myung Keun JUNG
;
Tae Kyeong LEE
;
Moo Young AHN
;
Cha Ok BANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Chunan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bee venom acupuncture;
Borderzone infarction;
Anaphylaxis
- MeSH:
Acupuncture*;
Anaphylaxis;
Arteries;
Bee Venoms*;
Bees*;
Brain;
Carotid Artery, Internal;
Cerebral Angiography;
Collateral Circulation;
Disasters;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Infarction;
Paresis;
Stroke*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2000;18(3):356-358
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The effects of bee venom on humans are variable from local to lethal reactions. However, ischemic stroke following bee venom acupuncture has rarely been reported. We report a case of a person who developed an ischemic stroke after bee venom acupuncture. The patient, who had a small cortical infarction one year ago, experienced anaphylatic symptoms several minutes after bee venom acupuncture. Shortly thereafter, he became confused and had aggravation of the left hemiparesis. A brain MR T2-weighted image showed a high signal intensity lesion on the right anterior border zone. A cerebral angiography revealed a right proximal internal carotid artery occlusion with collateral circulation via an anterior communicating artery. The presumed mechanism in this case was a hemodynamic infarction due to the bee venom induced anaphylactic shock. We alert the possibility for another disaster caused by inadvertent bee venom acupuncture for stroke patients.
