UnBeelievable: A Case of Pediatric Myocarditis After Insect Envenomation

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Apr 1;37(4):e212-e214. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001842.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Insect Bites and Stings* / complications
  • Insecta
  • Myocarditis* / diagnosis
  • Myocarditis* / etiology
  • Scorpion Stings*