Acute Renal Failure Due to Multiple Stings by Africanized Bees
Authors: GONZALO MEJIA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Brief Reports1 February 1986Acute Renal Failure Due to Multiple Stings by Africanized BeesGONZALO MEJIA, M.D., MARIO ARBELAEZ, M.D., JORGE E. HENAO, M.D., ALVARO A. SUS, M.D., JORGE L. ARANGO, M.D.GONZALO MEJIA, M.D., MARIO ARBELAEZ, M.D., JORGE E. HENAO, M.D., ALVARO A. SUS, M.D., JORGE L. ARANGO, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-2-210 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe introduction of the African bee (Apis mellifera scutellata) to Brazil was followed in 1957 by the accidental escape of 26 swarms that hybridized with previously established European bee races, giving rise to the Africanized bee (1). A feral population became established from this introduction, which then began to spread through Latin America. The northernmost advance (southern United States) is expected to occur between 1990 and 1997 (2).Several complications of bee stings, including renal involvement, have been reported, but in most cases the lesions are due to hypersensitivity to the bee venom after a single sting (3). Few reports...References1. KERR W. The history of the introduction of African bees to Brazil. S Afr Bee J. 1967;39:3-5. Google Scholar2. TAYLOR O. The past and possible future spread of Africanized honeybees in the Americas. Bee World. 1977;58:19-30. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. LICHTENSTEIN L and GOLDEN D. Postscript to bee stings: delayed "serum sickness." Hosp Pract. 1983;18:36, 40, 40A. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. HUMBLET Y, SONNET J, and VAN YPERSELE DE STRIHOU C. Bee stings and acute tubular necrosis [Letter]. Nephron. 1982;31:187-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. KONONENKO N and FESENKO I. Acute renal failure caused by bee venom poisoning in multiple stings. Vrach Delo. 1974;1:116-7. Google Scholar6. 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TAYLOR JR., Ph.D. 1 February 1986Volume 104, Issue 2Page: 210-211KeywordsAcute renal failureAutopsy pathologyBeesHypersensitivityLesionsRacial and ethnic issuesVenoms ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...