Ann Dermatol.  1996 Jul;8(3):215-217. 10.5021/ad.1996.8.3.215.

Foreign-body Granuloma After Honeybee Acupuncture

Abstract

Bee sting therapy is said to have been practised since the age of ancient Egypt. Some people believe in the benefit of apitherapy for articular inflammation, hematoma, sciatica, hay fever, etc. However, honeybee has several venoms that may induce various clinical and histopathological findings. We report a case of foreign-body granuloma after honeybee acupuncture for polyarthralgia. To our knowledge, this is the first report of foreign-body granuloma developing at an acupunctured site in English literature.

Keyword

Bee sting therapy; Foreign-body granuloma

MeSH Terms

Acupuncture*
Apitherapy
Arthralgia
Bees
Bites and Stings
Egypt
Granuloma, Foreign-Body*
Hematoma
Inflammation
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
Sciatica
Venoms
Venoms
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