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Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome following single wasp sting

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Wasp stings have been associated with wide variety of reactions from mild local reaction like wheal formation to fatal systemic reactions. Life threatening complications following a single wasp sting are relatively rare and unexpected. We report here the clinical course of a 12 year old child who developed Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) and died after a single wasp sting.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 605 006, India

    R. Rathi Sharmila, G. Chetan, P. Narayanan & S. Srinivasan

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Sharmila, R.R., Chetan, G., Narayanan, P. et al. Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome following single wasp sting. Indian J Pediatr 74, 1111–1112 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-007-0208-6

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