Large local reaction to Hymenoptera stings is usually defined as a swelling >10 cm which lasts longer than 24h, sometimes associated with erythema, pruritus, and blisters. Currently, the risk of subsequent systemic reactions after re-stings is considered low (2-15%). Therefore, a diagnostic work-up in case of large local reaction is often judged unnecessary, as well as adrenaline auto-injector and venom immunotherapy prescription. The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the outcome of re-stings in a real-world setting, in patients with a history of one previous large local reaction.

Large local reactions to Hymenoptera stings: outcome of re-stings in real-life / Bilò, Maria Beatrice; Martini, Matteo; Pravettoni, Valerio; Bignardi, Donatella; Bonadonna, Patrizia; Cortellini, Gabriele; Kosinska, Magdalena; Macchia, Donatella; Mauro, Marina; Meucci, Elisa; Nittner-Marszalska, Marita; Patella, Vincenzo; Pio, Roberta; Quercia, Oliviero; Reccardini, Federico; Ridolo, Erminia; Rudenko, Michael; Severino, Maurizio. - In: ALLERGY. - ISSN 0105-4538. - (2019). [10.1111/all.13863]

Large local reactions to Hymenoptera stings: outcome of re-stings in real-life

Bilò, Maria Beatrice
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Martini, Matteo;
2019-01-01

Abstract

Large local reaction to Hymenoptera stings is usually defined as a swelling >10 cm which lasts longer than 24h, sometimes associated with erythema, pruritus, and blisters. Currently, the risk of subsequent systemic reactions after re-stings is considered low (2-15%). Therefore, a diagnostic work-up in case of large local reaction is often judged unnecessary, as well as adrenaline auto-injector and venom immunotherapy prescription. The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the outcome of re-stings in a real-world setting, in patients with a history of one previous large local reaction.
2019
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