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Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii
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Case report
Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction after a wasp sting

Radoslaw Gawlik
,
Marcin Pezold
,
Andrzej Bożek

Postep Derm Alergol 2014; XXXI, 4: 266–268
Online publish date: 2014/09/08
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We report a case of a 56-year-old woman with loss of conscious transferred to the cardiology unit where non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction was diagnosed. The patient reported a wasp sting a few minutes before the accident. The cardiac troponin level was high and confirmed damage of the heart muscle. Finally, echocardiography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy revealed an ejection fraction of 50% with hypokinesia of posterior walls. Cardiac consequences of the insect venom sting are discussed in this article.
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anaphylaxis, wasp, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction myocardial infarction

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