Deadly Envenomation by Massive Bee Stings in a 7-Year Old Child in Ouagadougou ()
ABSTRACT
Introduction: We are reporting a deadly case of massive bee stings observed in a 7-year-old child in Ouagadougou. Observation: The first symptoms, which appeared two hours after the stings of about 200 bees, motivated a
consultation in a nearby
dispensary in which the child received intravenous betamethasone before being referred to the University Hospital Center
Yalgado Ouédraogo (CHUYO). Seven hours after the accident, a rapid
deterioration in the general condition was noted with hemorrhage, respiratory
distress, coma, and shock. A grade 3 anaphylaxis was diagnosed. The patient
didn’t survive despite of the cardiopulmonary
resuscitation using adrenaline in intensive care. Conclusion: The
massive bee stings have caused a severe biphasic anaphylactic reaction which
could not be reversed by the adrenaline administered in the second phase. The development of a protocol would
contribute to a better management of the cases.
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Ouédraogo, F. , Yonaba, C. , Kalmogho, A. , Zoungrana, C. , Bouda, C. , Sawadogo, O. , Delma, M. , Koueta, F. and Kam, L. (2017) Deadly Envenomation by Massive Bee Stings in a 7-Year Old Child in Ouagadougou.
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
7, 289-293. doi:
10.4236/ojped.2017.74033.
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