TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - A case report of an unusual complication from bee sting: acute brachial plexopathy JO - Pakistan journal of medical sciences quarterly A1 - Fan Kee, Hoo A1 - Hasan, Shariful A1 - Aliaa Ws, Wan A1 - Basri, Hamidon B. SP - 455 EP - 456 VL - 30 IS - 2 N2 - Brachial plexopathy is usually related to trauma like direct injury to the nerve and stretching injuries. Neurological complications following bee sting are uncommon. Here, we describe a rare case of acute brachial plexopathy as a neurological complication following bee sting. A23-year-old maleinitially presented with angioedema and anaphylactic shock one hour after a bee stung at his neck. Twenty four hours after the incidence, he presented with sudden onset of left upper limb weakness. Nerve conduction study and electromyography had shown evidence of left brachial plexopathy.
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