Wasp envenomation-induced acute renal failure: A report of three cases

Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 548-552

  Vikrant, Sanjay ^a   Pandey, Deveshwar ^a   Machhan, Prem ^a   Gupta, Dalip ^a   Kaushal, Surinder Singh ^a   Grover, Neelam ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute interstitial nephritis; Acute renal failure; Acute tubular necrosis; Haemolysis; Hymenoptera stings; Rhabdomyolysis; Wasp envenomation; Wasp stings

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID; WASP VENOM;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ANURIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIALYSIS; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPERTENSION; INSECT STING; INTRAVASCULAR HEMOLYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WASP;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; WASPS;

EID: 29144508352     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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