Bee Sting Dysphagia

Letters1 June 1999Bee Sting DysphagiaGloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, PhD and Richard F. Hoffman, MDGloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, PhDU.S. Department of Agriculture; Tucson, AZ 85719 (DeGrandi-Hoffman)Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Tucson, AZ 85723 (Hoffman)Search for more papers by this author and Richard F. Hoffman, MDU.S. Department of Agriculture; Tucson, AZ 85719 (DeGrandi-Hoffman)Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Tucson, AZ 85723 (Hoffman)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-130-11-199906010-00009 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Shah and Tsang (1) report on a man who presented with dysphagia after drinking a soda that had been unattended outside for 2 hours. Endoscopic evaluation revealed an erythematous and edematous posterior pharynx with two lesions consistent with stings. The authors ascribed these stings to two “bees” that the patient regurgitated just before the procedure. The circumstance and clinical findings are more consistent with a yellowjacket sting. Yellowjackets are often misidentified as bees, as shown in a recent report (2, 3).Wasps, particularly yellowjackets, are commonly mistaken for bees but differ in structure and behavior. Wasps feed ...References1. Shah D, Tsang TK. Bee sting dysphagia [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1998;129:253. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Lynch JP, Rothstein RD. A gastric “bee-zoar” [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 1997;336:1763-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Sobonya RE, Schmidt JO. Not a “bee-zoar,” but a wasp [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 1997;337:575. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: U.S. Department of Agriculture; Tucson, AZ 85719 (DeGrandi-Hoffman)Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Tucson, AZ 85723 (Hoffman) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoBee Sting Dysphagia Dhiren Shah and Tat-Kin Tsang Recent Advances in Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection Moderator: Jeffrey I. Cohen , Discussants: Philip A. Brunell , Stephen E. Straus , and Philip R. Krause Evaluating Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Can We Better Predict Heart Attacks? Paul M. Ridker Importance of Proper Identification of Stinging Insects H.C. George Wong Metrics Cited ByRecovery from AKI Following Multiple Wasp Stings: A Case SeriesInsects—HymenopteraHymenoptera StingsInsects—HymenopteraImportance of Proper Identification of Stinging InsectsH.C. George Wong, MD 1 June 1999Volume 130, Issue 11Page: 943KeywordsAnaphylaxisBeesBehaviorDysphagiaLesionsPharynxPollenSmellVenoms Issue Published: 1 June 1999 CopyrightCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...