Acidentes com abelhas (apitoxinas) : relato de caso

Abstract

Accidents caused by hymenopterans (bees, wasps, hornets) are frequent in domestic animals, mainly in dogs and horses, but are rarely reported in the literature. The sites of the body most attacked by bees are the nasal, oral and ocular regions. Sometimes the immediate allergic reactions, caused by the direct effect of bee venom, outweigh the reactions caused by the venom of snakes, scorpions and spiders. The clinical state manifested by these patients can result either from the local hypersensitivity reaction by a sting, or from poisoning by a few stings or systemic toxic reaction by multiple stings. Most dogs stung by multiple bees, even receiving immediate recommended treatment, do not survive.