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Allergic Reactions to Insect Stings and Bites
Southern Medical Journal, 2003 Insect stings are an important cause of anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis can also occur from insect bites but is less common. Insect venoms contain several well-characterized allergens that can trigger anaphylactic reactions. Effective methods to diagnose insect sting allergy and assess risk of future sting reactions have been developed.
John E. Moffitt
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Practice Nursing, 2008 The causes of bites and stings are extremely wide and varied, and for that reason it is necessary to restrict them in this article to those most likely to be encountered in primary care. Animal and human bites tend to be treated in accident and emergency departments initially, but painful, swollen and itchy skin lesions caused by insect bites and ...
Deborah Stevens
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Insect and scorpion bites and stings.
JAMA, 1973 To the Editor.— The comments of Drs. Logan, Epstein, Settipane, and Boyd in their letters toThe Journal(222:1309, 1972), regarding Mr. Horen's article on "Insect and Scorpion Sting" (221:894, 1972) are well taken and we agree with their timely concerns. We would like to comment on several other misunderstandings in Mr.
Minoo B. Madon +3 more
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Postgraduate Medicine, 1965 Insect bites and stings may cause local infections or severe reactions or give rise to systemic reactions which may prove fatal in highly susceptible persons. Stings of honeybees and fire ants are of more clinical importance than those of other insects because of the severe allergic phenomena which they sometimes produce.Treatment of most bites and ...
Carla Kennedy
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Assessment and Initial Treatment of Lacerations, Mammalian Bites, and Insect Stings
AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care, 2003 Millions of wounds are seen in emergency rooms across the United States each year. The goals of wound care for all ages are to avoid infection and achieve an esthetically pleasing and functional scar. This article reviews the care needs associated with acute traumatic wounds.
Deborah Brinker +2 more
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Insect and Arachnid Stings, Bites, Infestations, and Repellents
Pediatric Annals, 2000 Adelaide A. Hebert, Denise Walker Metry
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Insect Bites, Tick Bites, and Stings [PDF]
, 2018 Bites and stings typically result from an insect or tick trying to obtain a blood meal from a host. Clinically, they appear as erythematous papules that can be distributed singly, grouped, or generalized, depending on the amount of accessible skin and the number and type of the biting; a robust host response can produce bullae.
Valeska Padovese +2 more
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