There are numerous case studies describing myocarditis and cardiac events in adults after insect envenomation. To our knowledge, there are no similar cases documented in children. We report a unique case of a 14-year-old adolescent boy who developed acute myocarditis after a bee sting. The pathophysiology involving envenomation and myocarditis remains poorly understood.
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