Management of Insect Sting Hypersensitivity: An Update
Reactions to Hymenoptera insect stings are common. While most are self-limited, some induce systemic allergic reactions or anaphylaxis. Prompt recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of these reactions are important for improving quality-of-life and reducing the risk of future sting reactions. This re...
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pubmed-36364462013-05-02 Management of Insect Sting Hypersensitivity: An Update Pesek, Robert D. Lockey, Richard F. Review Reactions to Hymenoptera insect stings are common. While most are self-limited, some induce systemic allergic reactions or anaphylaxis. Prompt recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of these reactions are important for improving quality-of-life and reducing the risk of future sting reactions. This review summarizes the current recommendations to diagnose and treat Hymenoptera sting induced allergic reactions and highlights considerations for various populations throughout the world. The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology; The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease 2013-05 2013-02-25 /pmc/articles/PMC3636446/ /pubmed/23638310 http://dx.doi.org/10.4168/aair.2013.5.3.129 Text en Copyright © 2013 The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology • The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Management of Insect Sting Hypersensitivity: An Update |
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Management of Insect Sting Hypersensitivity: An Update |
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Management of Insect Sting Hypersensitivity: An Update |
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Management of Insect Sting Hypersensitivity: An Update |
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Management of Insect Sting Hypersensitivity: An Update |
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management of insect sting hypersensitivity: an update |
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Reactions to Hymenoptera insect stings are common. While most are self-limited, some induce systemic allergic reactions or anaphylaxis. Prompt recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of these reactions are important for improving quality-of-life and reducing the risk of future sting reactions. This review summarizes the current recommendations to diagnose and treat Hymenoptera sting induced allergic reactions and highlights considerations for various populations throughout the world. |
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The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology; The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease |
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2013 |
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