Anaphylactic reactions to Hymenoptera venom are relatively uncommon but can be life-threatening: venom immunotherapy is the treatment of choice. The primary allergen in honeybee venom is phospholipase A2 (Api m 1) and that of the vespid venoms (yellow jacket, hornet, wasp) is antigen 5 (Ves v 5). Another clinically important insect is the imported fire ant (also a member of the Hymenoptera family). Allergy to the imported fire ant is being reported increasingly often from the USA, Australia and South East Asia. (more…)
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Definitions of anaphylaxis vary considerably, impeding the comparison of different clinical studies. Different definitions of a ...
Systemic allergic reactions are a relatively common clinical emergency. In their mildest form, they may just manifest as system ...
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The safety of immunotherapy has been a constraint on this form of treatment for allergic disease. Although retrospective survey ...
The literature on the prevalence of latex allergy in the general population is unclear. The prevalence has been estimated as ranging from zero in children to 6.5% in adult blood donors. Subjects with latex allergy generally fall into one of the well-known high-risk groups. Latex allergy is very unusual in babies.
Nine cases of proven latex allergy in baby are reported. The author reviews the symptoms and risk factors of latex allergy in these infants. None had any congenital abnormalities or had undergone any operations. (more…)
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Every day more people who come to clinics or doctors who ask for health talks about what happens when they have an allergy to ...
Systemic allergic reactions are a relatively common clinical emergency. In their mildest form, they may just manifest as system ...
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This population-based cross-sectional study, funded by a UK government agency, aimed to establish the rate of sensitization to food ...