Paraparesis and paraesthesia following a black ant sting
Environmental antigen exposure can present with immediate and delayed reactions.Weakness and paraesthesia are an unusual presentation reported after an ant sting that might be triggered due to an immunological response to an antigen, or antigen that directly causes neurotoxicity.Plasmapheresis might be an option for management of unexplained acute paraparesis and paraesthesia.
Authors
- Majed Alanazi
- Norah Alobaid
- Sultan Aleshaiwi
- Abdulrahman Alhassan
Institutions
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12890/2025_005125
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare and Venom Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00