Myasthenia Gravis Associated With Wasp Sting

Brumlik, Joel

doi:10.1001/jama.1976.03260450032026

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“…These reactions summarized in this and other articles include Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis, peripheral neuritis, demyelinating disease, and cerebral infarction [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

Section: Neurologic Reactionsmentioning

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Unusual reactions to insect stings

Reisman

2005

Current Opinion in Allergy &Amp; Clinical Immunology

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Unusual reactions to insect stings

Reisman

2005

Current Opinion in Allergy &Amp; Clinical Immunology

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“…Neurologic complications that are also presumed to be immune-medicated reactions can occur with bee venom poisoning. These include myasthenia gravis, myeloradiculopathy, optic neuropathy, parkinsonism, and stroke (7)(8)(9)(10)(11).…”

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Guillain-Barré Syndrome Following Bee Venom Acupuncture

et al. 2015

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Bee venom acupuncture has been widely used in Oriental medicine with limited evidence of effectiveness. Most of the complications due to bee venom acupuncture are local or systemic allergic reactions. However, serious medical and neurological complications have also been reported. We herein describe the treatment of a 68-year-old woman who developed progressive quadriplegia 10 days after receiving multiple honeybee venom sting acupuncture treatments. The electrophysiological findings were consistent with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The temporal relationship between the development of GBS and honeybee venom sting acupuncture is suggestive of a cause-and-effect relationship, although the precise pathophysiology and causative components in honeybee venom need to be verified.

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“…Although rare, several serious neurological manifestations and cerebral lesions of hymenoptera stings have been reported. Encephalitis,1 peripheral neuritis,2 optic neuropathy,3 myasthenia gravis,4 cerebral infarction,5–8 acute inflammatory polyradiculopathy indistinguishable from Guillan–Barré9 10 acute disseminated encephalomyelitis11 and encephalomyeloradiculoneuritis12 13 have all been reported. Mostly, patients with neurological complications significantly improved or completely recovered after corticosteroid treatment, however permanent neurological deficits were also reported 4 5 12…”

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An unusual neurological consequence of massive wasp stings

Volders

Smits²,

Folkersma³

et al. 2012

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Although rare, central and peripheral neurological manifestations after single or multiple wasp stings have been reported. The authors describe a 45-year-old man who developed periods of sudden loss of consciousness with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 6 after being stung by fifty wasps. These periods were seen directly after being stung and were continuing months later. Different mechanisms and pathophysiological findings of neurological sequela reported after wasp stings are being reviewed.

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Myasthenia Gravis Associated With Wasp Sting

Cited by 24 publications

References 13 publications

Unusual reactions to insect stings

Unusual reactions to insect stings

Guillain-Barré Syndrome Following Bee Venom Acupuncture

An unusual neurological consequence of massive wasp stings

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Myasthenia Gravis Associated With Wasp Sting

Cited by 24 publications

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Guillain-Barr&eacute; Syndrome Following Bee Venom Acupuncture

An unusual neurological consequence of massive wasp stings

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