Acute kidney injury in a Tanzanian boy following multiple bee stings in resource-limited setting: a case report

Oxf Med Case Reports. 2018 Oct 3;2018(10):omy070. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omy070. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Abstract

Bee sting has been identified as among causative agents of nephrotoxic acute tubular necrosis which may lead to acute kidney injury. Bee envenomation has medicinal properties but when a higher dose is inoculated may cause severe anaphylaxis with very poor prognosis. We report a 12-year-old boy with acute kidney injury following multiple bee stings who recovered well after hemodialysis.

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  • Case Reports