Affiliations 

  • 1 Hoo Fan Kee, MD, MRCP (UK), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
  • 2 Shariful Hasan, MBBS, FCNp, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
  • 3 Wan Aliaa WS, MbBCh BAO LRCP & SI, MRCP (UK), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
  • 4 Hamidon B. Basri, MD, MMed, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Pak J Med Sci, 2014 Mar;30(2):455-6.
PMID: 24772163

Abstract

Brachial plexopathy is usually related to trauma like direct injury to the nerve and stretching injuries. Neurological complications following bee sting are uncommon. Here, we describe a rare case of acute brachial plexopathy as a neurological complication following bee sting. A23-year-old maleinitially presented with angioedema and anaphylactic shock one hour after a bee stung at his neck. Twenty four hours after the incidence, he presented with sudden onset of left upper limb weakness. Nerve conduction study and electromyography had shown evidence of left brachial plexopathy.

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