Massive envenomation by African killer bees;Envenimation massive apres piqures d'abeilles Africaines

Presse Medicale

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 1099-1101

  Bourgain, C ^a   Pauti, M D ^a   Fillastre, J P ^a,c   Godin, M ^a   Francois A ^b   Leroy, J P ^a   Droy, J M ^a   Klotz, F ^b  

^a Hopital Pricipal de Dakar   (Senegal)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dakar   (Senegal)

^c ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; CREATININE; PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEE STING; CASE REPORT; ENVENOMATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; VASCULITIS; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANIMAL; BEE; BLADDER; INSECT BITE; KIDNEY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SENEGAL; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; BEES; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SENEGAL; URINARY BLADDER; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0032550961     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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