Postmortem morphology of honeybee stings induced fatal anaphylaxis
Jazyk angličtina Země Německo Médium print-electronic
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články, kazuistiky
PubMed
40178581
PubMed Central
PMC12170788
DOI
10.1007/s00414-025-03483-5
PII: 10.1007/s00414-025-03483-5
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- Anaphylaxis, Autopsy, Forensic pathology, Honey bee, Insect, Postmortem,
- MeSH
- anafylaxe * etiologie patologie MeSH
- fatální výsledek MeSH
- kousnutí a bodnutí hmyzem * patologie komplikace MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- včely MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- kazuistiky MeSH
Despite numerous case reports in the literature, high-quality postmortem images of honeybee sting are scant in postmortem literature. We report a case of a fatal anaphylactic death from honeybee stings with detailed high-quality annotated macroscopic and microscopic morphological images. A woman in her mid-60's was found dead in her garden cabin unexpectedly after mowing the lawn near her beehives in late evening hours. She passed away despite resuscitation efforts. External examination showed multiple honeybee stings on the body. A number of them had a nidus near the center in which a stinger was confirmed by subsequent histology. Postmortem examination and ancillary testing showed features of anaphylaxis.
Department of Forensic Medicine Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic
Department of Forensic Medicine St Anne's Faculty Hospital Tvrdeho 2a Brno 602 00 Czech Republic
Forensic and Scientific Services Health Support Queensland Queensland QLD Australia
School of Medicine and Dentistry Griffith University Southport QLD Australia
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