Author/Authors :
Okutucu, Sercan Hacettepe University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Şabanov, Cingiz Hacettepe University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Abdulhayoğlu, Enis Hacettepe University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Emergency, Turkey , Aksu, Nalan Metin Hacettepe University - School of Medicine - Department of Emergency, Turkey , Erbil, Bülent Hacettepe University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Emergency, Turkey , Aytemir, Kudret Hacettepe University Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Özkutlu, Hilmi Hacettepe Üniversitesi - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Türkiye
Abstract :
Stings of the bees, hornets and wasps are common. Apart from local cutaneous manifestations or generalized anaphylaxis, they can cause a variety of systemic complications (1). The occurrence of an atrial fibrillation episode after a bee, hornet or wasp sting has been rarely reported in the medical literature (2-4). The European hornet, commonly known as the hornet, is a member of Hymenoptera order, Apocrita suborder and Vespidae family (1). In this paper, we report a 30 years old man who developed atrial fibrillation after a single European hornet (Vespa Crabro Linnaeus) sting.
