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KMID : 0828520080120010050
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Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2008 Volume.12 No. 1 p.50 ~ p.52
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Cerebral Infarction after Honey Bee Venom Acupuncture
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Huh Jung-Won
Kim Jong-Kuk
Kim Min-Jeong
Yoo Bong-Goo
Kim Kwang-Soo
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Abstract
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Bee venom acupuncture have been associated with wide variety of reactions from mild local reaction to fatal systemic reaction. Vascular complications of bee and wasp stings are rare. A 71-year-old man developed pontine and thalamic infarction after honey bee venom acupuncture. Dysarthria and left hemiparesis were noted 3 days later. The brain MRI showed cerebral infarcts in the left pons and thalamus. The presumed mechanisms include vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation secondary to an injection of distinct allergens contained in bee venom acupuncture.
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KEYWORD
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Bee Venoms, MRI, Cerebral infarction
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