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A 64-year-old woman presented with headache and visual disturbance which occurred 10 minutes after bee venomacupuncture. She was normotensive. Her pupils were isocoric and normally reflexive but she could precept only lightsjust in front of her eyes. The brain MRI showed vasogenic edema in the cerebellum and occipitotemporoparietal areas. She fully recovered 2 days later. The brain MRI taken after 7 days revealed remarkable improvement. This case suggeststhat bee venom might cause posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.