Fatal outcome following multiple bee stings: A rare case

Mahdi Fakhar; Zakaria Zakariaei; Ali Sharifpour; Mostafa Soleymani; Ashkan Zakariaei

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5303

Fatal outcome following multiple bee stings: A rare case

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jan 25;10(1):e05303. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5303. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Mahdi Fakhar¹, Zakaria Zakariaei^{1

2}, Ali Sharifpour^{1

3}, Mostafa Soleymani¹, Ashkan Zakariaei⁴

Affiliations

¹ Toxoplasmosis Research Center Communicable Diseases Institute Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Sari Iran.
² Toxicology and Forensic Medicine Division Toxoplasmosis Research Center Imam Khomeini Hospital Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Sari Iran.
³ Pulmonary and Critical Care Division Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis (INRCL) Imam Khomeini Hospital Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Sari Iran.
⁴ Babol Branch Islamic Azad University Babol Iran.

Abstract

Anaphylactic shock is an unexpected, life-threatening, and sometimes fatal occurrence that affects patients in 75% of instances without a prior history of allergies. The severity of the reaction can vary among individuals. We report a case who died suddenly after being stung by bees in various parts of his body.

Keywords: anaphylactic shock; bee stings; sudden death.

Publication types

Case Reports