Open AccessBrachial Artery Thrombosis following Multiple Wasp Bites
Author(s) -
K. U. I. S. Gunathilake,
M. I. M. Rifath,
D. D. Ayeshmantha,
J. K. K. N. Jayasinghe,
Amanthana Marasinghe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
case reports in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1687-9627
pISSN - 1687-9635
DOI - 10.1155/2021/6631126
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombosis , brachial artery , envenomation , stroke (engine) , artery , cardiology , surgery , venom , mechanical engineering , ecology , blood pressure , engineering , biology
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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