Brachial Artery Thrombosis following Multiple Wasp Bites

Wasp bites can give rise to multiple clinical manifestations ranging from local reactions to multisystem involvement. Stroke and myocardial infarctions following wasp envenomation are reported in the literature. We describe a rare case of brachial artery thrombosis following multiple wasp bites.

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Main Authors: K. U. I. S. Gunathilake, M. I. M. Rifath, D. D. Ayeshmantha, J. K. K. N. Jayasinghe, A. Marasinghe
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6631126
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author K. U. I. S. Gunathilake
M. I. M. Rifath
D. D. Ayeshmantha
J. K. K. N. Jayasinghe
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description Wasp bites can give rise to multiple clinical manifestations ranging from local reactions to multisystem involvement. Stroke and myocardial infarctions following wasp envenomation are reported in the literature. We describe a rare case of brachial artery thrombosis following multiple wasp bites.
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spelling doaj-art-e40a844a14cb4d4ca37004c1fb17ca732025-08-20T03:26:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66311266631126Brachial Artery Thrombosis following Multiple Wasp BitesK. U. I. S. Gunathilake0M. I. M. Rifath1D. D. Ayeshmantha2J. K. K. N. Jayasinghe3A. Marasinghe4Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaTeaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri LankaTeaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri LankaTeaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri LankaTeaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri LankaWasp bites can give rise to multiple clinical manifestations ranging from local reactions to multisystem involvement. Stroke and myocardial infarctions following wasp envenomation are reported in the literature. We describe a rare case of brachial artery thrombosis following multiple wasp bites.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6631126
spellingShingle K. U. I. S. Gunathilake
M. I. M. Rifath
D. D. Ayeshmantha
J. K. K. N. Jayasinghe
A. Marasinghe
Brachial Artery Thrombosis following Multiple Wasp Bites
Case Reports in Medicine
title Brachial Artery Thrombosis following Multiple Wasp Bites
title_full Brachial Artery Thrombosis following Multiple Wasp Bites
title_fullStr Brachial Artery Thrombosis following Multiple Wasp Bites
title_full_unstemmed Brachial Artery Thrombosis following Multiple Wasp Bites
title_short Brachial Artery Thrombosis following Multiple Wasp Bites
title_sort brachial artery thrombosis following multiple wasp bites
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