Intoxication following hornet stings in children

ABSTRACT

155 pediatric cases of hornet sting venom intoxication treated in Children Hospital N01 (HCM city) from 1 Jan 1997 to 1 April 2002 was studied retrospectively. Results showed that the cases were occurred incidentally for rural male children of school age (66.5%). All cases (100%) had had local signs of painful swelling and central necrosis, concentrated in the region of head, neck and face (90.3%). There is anaphylactic shock in 7 cases. And in 19 other cases, the accident led to sepsis. The treatment was mainly performed with antihistaminic drugs (65.8%), adrenaline was used in early stage of anaphylactic shock.