Open AccessDelayed onset interstitial nephritis following multiple wasp stings
Author(s) -
Ghosh Jb,
Mahua Roy,
A. K. Bala
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.53326
Subject(s) - medicine , hypersensitivity reaction , nephritis , sting , immunology , delayed hypersensitivity , dermatology , immune system , engineering , aerospace engineering
A wasp sting rarely causes delayed / late onset hypersensitivity reaction. Although unknown, the mechanism of such a delayed hypersensitivity reaction is thought to be an immunologically mediated, type III hypersensitivity reaction with the deposition of immune complexes and activation of the complement system. We present here the case of a seven year-old girl with acute interstitial nephritis following multiple wasp stings. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such report of delayed presentation in a child from India.