Case Report
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World J Radiol. Sep 28, 2014; 6(9): 737-740
Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i9.737
Magnetic resonance imaging correlates of bee sting induced multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: A case report
Sushant K Das, Li-Chuan Zeng, Bing Li, Xiang-Ke Niu, Jing-Liang Wang, Anup Bhetuwal, Han-Feng Yang
Sushant K Das, Li-Chuan Zeng, Xiang-Ke Niu, Jing-Liang Wang, Anup Bhetuwal, Han-Feng Yang, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 63700, Sichuan Province, China
Bing Li, Han-Feng Yang, Department of Interventional Pain Management, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 63700, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Das SK and Niu XK designed the report; Wang JL, Zeng LC and Bhetuwal A collected the patient’s clinical data and radiological images; Das SK, Niu XK and Yang HF analyzed the data; and Das SK wrote the paper; all authors contributed to this work and wrote the paper
Correspondence to: Han-Feng Yang, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 63 Wenhua Road, Nanchong 63700, Sichuan Province, China. hanfengyang168@163.com
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Received: March 13, 2014
Revised: July 6, 2014
Accepted: August 27, 2014
Published online: September 28, 2014
Abstract

Occasionally systemic complications with high risk of death, such as multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), can occur following multiple bee stings. This case study reports a patient who presented with MODS, i.e., acute kidney injury, hepatic and cardiac dysfunction, after multiple bee stings. The standard clinical findings were then correlated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, which demonstrates that MRI may be utilized as a simpler tool to use than other multiple diagnostics.

Keywords: Bee sting, Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, Magnetic resonance imaging, Rhabdomyolysis, Acute kidney injury, Myocarditis

Core tip: Multiple bee stings can cause multiple organ dysfunction and lead to a clinical picture that can be accurately depicted by magnetic resonance imaging alone, which thus prevents several imaging tests being administered for evaluating the extent and range of the disease.