Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies at Saint Augustine, Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies at Saint Augustine, Saint Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago.
BMJ Case Rep. 2020 May 27;13(5):e234877. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-234877.
The Africanised honey bee, vernacularly known as the 'killer bee', is a hybrid of the western honey bee species. These bees tend to be more aggressive with a greater tendency for swarm formation. Their stings are frequently encountered with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, ranging from local to systemic effects, even with recorded fatalities. We report a case of an elderly man, who experienced a cerebrovascular event confirmed by neuroimaging within 24 hours after a multitude of Africanised honey bee stings.
非洲化蜜蜂,俗称“杀人蜂”,是西方蜜蜂物种的杂交种。这些蜜蜂往往更具攻击性,更容易形成蜂群。它们的蜇伤经常出现广泛的临床表现,从局部到全身影响,甚至有记录的死亡病例。我们报告了一例老年男性病例,他在多次被非洲化蜜蜂蜇伤后 24 小时内通过神经影像学证实发生了脑血管事件。