Bee Sting Dysphagia

Letters1 August 1998Bee Sting DysphagiaDhiren Shah, MD and Tat-Kin Tsang, MDDhiren Shah, MDNorthwestern University Medical School; Evanston, IL 60201Search for more papers by this author and Tat-Kin Tsang, MDNorthwestern University Medical School; Evanston, IL 60201Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-129-3-199808010-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:A 35-year-old man presented to the emergency department with acute dysphagia. He had left a half-filled can of orange soda on a picnic table to continue work and 2 hours later returned for a break. He was drinking the soda through a straw when he developed a foreign-body sensation in the back of his throat accompanied by dysphagia. The patient then vomited, with an unexpected finding of two bees. His symptoms progressed, prompting him to seek urgent medical attention.On physical examination, the patient was not in acute distress and had normal vital signs. No oral swelling, ...References1. Lynch JP, Rothstein RD. A gastric “bee-zoar.” N Engl J Med. 1997; 336:1763-4. Google Scholar2. Girardi A. The bee: an unusual gastric foreign body [Letter]. Endoscopy. 1990; 22:240. Google Scholar3. Butterton JR, Clawson-Simons J. Hymenoptera uvulitis [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 1987; 317:1291. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Northwestern University Medical School; Evanston, IL 60201 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoBee Sting Dysphagia Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman and Richard F. Hoffman Bee Sting Dysphagia Macy I. Levine Bee Sting Dysphagia Dhiren Shah and Tat-Kin Tsang Metrics Cited ByArthropod Envenomation and ParasitismBee stings of children: when to perform endotracheal intubation?Importance of Proper Identification of Stinging InsectsH.C. George Wong, MDBee Sting DysphagiaGloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, PhD and Richard F. Hoffman, MDBee Sting DysphagiaMacy I. Levine, MD 1 August 1998Volume 129, Issue 3Page: 253KeywordsBeesDysphagiaEdemaEmergency departmentLungsOropharynxPharynxSteroidsStomachVital signs Issue Published: 1 August 1998 CopyrightCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...