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Ugeskrift for laeger · Apr 2015
Case Reports[Fatal reaction to wasp sting in a patient allergic to wasp venom].
- Cecilie Kjærholm Mark, Thorbjørn Grøfte, and Jeong Shim.
- Anæstesiologisk og Intensiv Afdeling, Regionshospitalet Randers, 8900 Randers. cecimark@rn.dk.
- Ugeskr. Laeg. 2015 Apr 20; 177 (17).
AbstractA 68-year-old man suffered from anaphylaxis and cardiac arrest following wasp sting. He was resuscitated and taken to hospital where he later died from anoxic brain injury. Previously he had had an anaphylactic reaction to wasp venom but did not carry his auto-adrenaline-injector. Patients with anaphylaxis due to insect venom must be referred to allergological investigations. Furthermore, they should be educated in recognition and handling of anaphylaxis and they should be provided with a management plan and an auto-adrenaline-injector along with a thorough instruction on the appropriate use.
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