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Histology Basics and Cell Death Detection in Honeybee Tissue
Published on: July 7, 2022
[Death after bee-sting]
R Nowak1, P Gottlöber, R U Peter
1Abteilung für Rechtsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Ulm.
Abstract:
A ten-year-old girl collapsed on the street with the signs of acute anaphylaxis. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was unsuccessful. At the autopsy a thorn-like object was found sticking in the tongue and was later identified as the stinger of a honey bee. Witnesses reported that the girl had drunk some ice tea from a box and then had complained about pains in the mouth. Postmortem blood tests revealed increased total IgE level as well as increased levels of specific IgE against bee and wasp poisons. Cause of death was a bronchospasm caused by an allergic reaction due to a sting of a honey bee.
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