Bilateral Ptosis in an Adult following Wasp Sting with Spontaneous Recovery

Harpreet Singh, Naresh Kumar

Abstract


Neurological manifestations are rare with wasp sting. We report a case of a 45-year-old male who presented with bilateral ptosis caused by wasp bite, which recovered spontaneously within a week without using neostigmine.


Keywords


Wasp sting, Bilateral ptosis.

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