Journal of Clinical Pediatric Nephrology

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Kidneys Swarmed by Wasps


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The order Hymenoptera consists of a variety of stinging insects which include honey bees, yellow jackets, hornets and wasps. Allergic manifestations to their stings are well recognized but the complications leading to acute kidney injury is less common. We report a 2 years old male child who survived after an unusually severe envenomation following multiple wasp stings resulting in hypertension, intravascular hemolysis, rhabdomyolysis, renal failure and multi-organ dysfunction
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Authors

Amish Udani
Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Division of Dialysis, Mehta Children’s Hospital, Chennai, India
Sudha Ekambaram
Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Division of Dialysis, Mehta Children’s Hospital, Chennai, India
Sangeetha Perungo
Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Division of Dialysis, Mehta Children’s Hospital, Chennai, India
Mahalingam Vijayakumar
Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Division of Dialysis, Mehta Children’s Hospital, Chennai, India
Nageswaran Prahlad
Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Division of Dialysis, Mehta Children’s Hospital, Chennai, India
Edwin Fernando
Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Division of Dialysis, Mehta Children’s Hospital, Chennai, India

Abstract


The order Hymenoptera consists of a variety of stinging insects which include honey bees, yellow jackets, hornets and wasps. Allergic manifestations to their stings are well recognized but the complications leading to acute kidney injury is less common. We report a 2 years old male child who survived after an unusually severe envenomation following multiple wasp stings resulting in hypertension, intravascular hemolysis, rhabdomyolysis, renal failure and multi-organ dysfunction

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15401/jcpn%2F2013%2Fv1i1%2F40998