Acute renal failure and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome following multiple wasp stings: A case report

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 133-135

  Heng, Loh Huai ^a   Tan, C H H ^a  

^a SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; Wasp stings

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENIRAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; TRAMADOL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSECT STING; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAIN; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; URINALYSIS; WASP STING;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; WASPS;

EID: 84859413159     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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