Fatal acute pulmonary oedema and acute renal failure following multiple wasp/hornet (Vespa affinis) stings in Sri Lanka: two case reports

INTRODUCTION: Vespa affinis is a hornet widely distributed in Sri Lanka and it is responsible for the highest number of deaths related to Hymenoptera stings. Apart from the early reactions, victims often die in hospital many hours later due to complications such as myocardial infarction and multiple...

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Autores principales: Kularatne, Keerthi, Kannangare, Thamara, Jayasena, Ajith, Jayasekera, Aruni, Waduge, Roshitha, Weerakoon, Kosala, Kularatne, Senanayake AM
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4088920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24929921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-188

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4088920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24929921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-188

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