Insect sting allergy

Insect sting allergy has served as an excellent model for the allergic process over the past century. In particular, during the last 30 years, a new form of diagnostic testing and treatment with vo m has been one of the great suc-cess stories in the entire field of allergy. VIT reduces the risk of r...

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Published inThe Medical clinics of North America Vol. 90; no. 1; p. 211
Main Author Graft, David F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2006
Subjects
Animals
Desensitization, Immunologic
Humans
Hymenoptera
Hypersensitivity, Immediate - etiology
Hypersensitivity, Immediate - prevention & control
Insect Bites and Stings - complications
Venoms - adverse effects
Venoms - immunology
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Summary:Insect sting allergy has served as an excellent model for the allergic process over the past century. In particular, during the last 30 years, a new form of diagnostic testing and treatment with vo m has been one of the great suc-cess stories in the entire field of allergy. VIT reduces the risk of recurrent life-threatening reactions from about 60% to less than 2%. Progress and further questions continue with a search for a definitive diagnostic test that more accurately predicts which patients are at risk for future reactions, and defines which patients can stop VIT and which ones need to continue treatment.
ISSN:0025-7125
DOI:10.1016/j.mcna.2005.08.006