Envenimation mortelle par piqûres d’abeilles chez l’enfant : à propos d’un cas observé au centre hospitalier régional de Maradi (Niger)

• DOI: 10.1007/s13149-016-0506-1
• Publication Date: 2016-10-13T04:11:41Z
• Authors: A. Soumana; M. Kamaye; M. Mamane; D. Mamoudou; A. Samailla; A. Moussa; H. Dima; T. Guéro
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

We report a fatal case due to a massive attack by a swarm of bees in a nine-year-old child. The accident was fatal because of two aggravating factors: the cephalic location and the large number of stings (about 300). Complications were coagulopathy, anemia, hemorrhage, coma, and oligoanuria. Support was symptomatic at a facility second level. The outcome was fatal within 14 days. In view of the encountered difficulties, we recommend to build written protocols for the management of envenomation in any health training reference.