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Le syndrome de Wells secondaire à une piqûre d'abeille est peu fréquent. Nous en rapportons un cas, survenu chez un nourrisson de 18 mois ayant présenté un œdème de la main gauche surmonté de lésions bulleuses après une piqûre d'abeille. Le patient a été traité initialement par des antibiotiques, mais sans amélioration. Un traitement par corticothérapie systémique a été instauré avec une bonne évolution. Le diagnostic de la cellulite de Wells a été retenu devant l'aspect clinique, les données biologiques et histopathologiques. Wells' syndrome caused by a honeybee sting is not common. We report the case of a 18-month-old infant who was stung by a honeybee, and whose left hand showed swelling with bullous lesions. The lesions showed no response to antibiotic treatment, but the lesion gradually resolved with subsequent systemic corticosteroid treatment. The diagnosis of Wells' syndrome was made according to clinical features, biological and histopathological findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Stings by honeybees are not uncommon and most cases cause pain but no significant medical problems. Some patients, however, have lethal complications such as acute anaphylactic shock. Cellulitis caused by honeybee sting is very rare and can be a late complication in some patients. We report a 45-year-old female patient who was stung by a honeybee, and whose right forearm showed progressive swelling with bullous formation after the sting. She was sent to our emergency department with the diagnosis of right hand cellulitis. After treatment with antibiotics for 5 days, the lesions showed no response. Then, systemic steroid was used and the lesion gradually resolved. Diagnosis of Wells'' syndrome was made according to clinical appearance, course and characteristic histopathological findings. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]