Acute brachial plexopathy:An unusual complication from Bee Sting

Authors

  • Fan Kee Hoo Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • Shariful Hasan Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • Wan Aliaa Wan Sulaiman Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • Hamidon Basri Universiti Putra Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4891

Keywords:

Anaphylactic shock, Bee sting, Brachial plexopathy, Neurological complication.

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. A 23-year-old male initially 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.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4891

How to cite this:Hoo FK, Hasan S, WS WA, Basri HB. Acute brachial plexopathy:An unusual complication from Bee Sting. Pak J Med Sci 2014;30(2):455-456.

Author Biographies

Fan Kee Hoo, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Specialist Registrar in Neurology & Lecturer,

Neurology Unit,

Department of Medicine

Shariful Hasan, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Senior Medical Lecturer &
Clinical Neurophysiologist, Department of Medicine

Wan Aliaa Wan Sulaiman, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Specialist Registrar in Neurology & Lecturer,

Neurology Unit,

Department of Medicine

Hamidon Basri, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Professor
President Malaysian Society of Neurosciences (MSN)
Deputy Dean Academic Faculty of Medicine Universiti Putra Malaysia
Senior Consultant Neurologist & Strokologist

Neurology Unit

Department of Medicine

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Published

2014-04-14

How to Cite

Hoo, F. K., Hasan, S., Wan Sulaiman, W. A., & Basri, H. (2014). Acute brachial plexopathy:An unusual complication from Bee Sting. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 30(2). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4891