A fatal case of intravascular coagulation after bee sting acupuncture

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-109

  Jung, Jae Woo ^a   Jeon, Eun Ju ^a   Kim, Jeong Wook ^a   Choi, Jae Chol ^a   Shin, Jong Wook ^a   Kim, Jae Yeol ^a   Park, In Won ^a   Choi, Byoung Whui ^a  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Anaphylaxis; Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC); Venoms

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BEE VENOM; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICARBONATE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BEE STING ACUPUNCTURE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COMATOSE PATIENT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EDEMA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INTENSIVE CARE; KNEE PAIN; LUNG EDEMA; NAUSEA; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PARESTHESIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; URINARY TRACT HEMORRHAGE; URTICARIA; WEAKNESS;

EID: 84861856557     PISSN: 20927355     EISSN: 20927363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2012.4.2.107     Document Type: Article

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