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Bee Sting Home Care: Warning Signs

Seek immediate medical care if you have a bee sting and any of the following:

Difficulty breathing
Fainting
More than 10 bee, wasp or hornet stings in an adult
More than 5 bee, wasp of hornet stings in a child under 12 years old
Past severe allergic reaction to bee, wasp, hornet or fire ant stings
Severe hives
Severe itching
Swelling of the mouth, neck or face
Wheezing

Notify your doctor for:

Fever over 100.4 degrees F (38 C)
Red rash with yellow or brown scabs around the sting
Red streaks in the skin that spread from the sting

Lymphangitis of the arm
Lymphangitis of the back of the leg
Lymphangitis of the hand from a finger wound

Red, swollen lump or boil at the sting site
Repeated vomiting
Severe pain around the sting for more than 3 hours
Worsening skin redness, swelling and pain around the sting:

Cellulitis of the face
Cellulitis of the ear
Cellulitis of the arm
Cellulitis of the hand
Cellulitis of the leg
Cellulitis of the foot
Cellulitis of the abdomen
Cellulitis of the breast

Yellow or green fluid draining from the sting site

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Last Updated: Nov 4, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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