VOLUME 18 , ISSUE 7 ( July, 2014 ) > List of Articles
Hemachandar Radhakrishnan
Keywords : Acute kidney injury, pigment nephropathy, rhabdomyolysis, wasp stings
Citation Information : Radhakrishnan H. Acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis due to multiple wasp stings. Indian J Crit Care Med 2014; 18 (7):470-472.
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.136079
License: CC BY-ND 3.0
Published Online: 01-07-2014
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).
In most patients, wasp stings cause local reactions and rarely anaphylaxis. Acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis are unusual complications of wasp stings. We report a case of acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis secondary to multiple wasp stings. A 55-year-old farmer developed multi organ dysfunction with acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis 3 days after he had sustained multiple wasp stings. The etiology of acute kidney injury is probably both rhabdomyolysis and acute tubular necrosis. He improved completely after hemodialysis and intensive care.
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