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Published on: July 19, 2007
Delayed onset interstitial nephritis following multiple wasp stings
1Department of Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India.
Abstract:
A wasp sting rarely causes delayed / late onset hypersensitivity reaction. Although unknown, the mechanism of such a delayed hypersensitivity reaction is thought to be an immunologically mediated, type III hypersensitivity reaction with the deposition of immune complexes and activation of the complement system. We present here the case of a seven year-old girl with acute interstitial nephritis following multiple wasp stings. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such report of delayed presentation in a child from India.
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