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Insect Bites and Stings: Managing Allergic Reactions
The Nurse Practitioner, 1986This article concerns itself with three common reactions (local, toxic and anaphylactic) resulting from insect or arthropod bites and stings. A local reaction consists of sharp, localized pain followed by a reddening at the site, which usually resolves itself in 24 hours.
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, 2003 Insect Allergy: Stinging and Biting Insects
1979Allergic reactions due to the common stinging insects bee, wasp, yellow jacket, and hornet will be the primary emphasis of this chapter. In addition, reactions due to fire ants, which are nonwinged hymenoptera, and biting insects will be briefly considered.
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PEDIATRIC ANAPHYLAXIS, INSECT STINGS, AND BITES
Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, 1999Anaphylaxis is a clinical syndrome for which precise definition is difficult largely because the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis are the same as those found with other less severe allergic reactions. Typical manifestations of anaphylaxis include urticaria; angioedema, especially of the eye lids, lips, and glottis; conjunctivitis and lacrimation ...
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Stinging and biting insect allergy: an Australian experience
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2004Stings and bites from various insects are responsible for many anaphylactic events.To document the clinical features of specific forms of anaphylaxis and investigate clinical concerns regarding stinging and biting insect allergy.All patients presenting for evaluation of adverse reactions to insect stings or bites between December 1980 and December 1997
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Allergic Reactions to Stinging and Biting Insects and Arachnids
Pediatric Annals, 2009CME Educational Objectives 1. Recognize stinging and biting insects and arachnids as potential causes of allergic and anaphylactic reactions. 2.
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Structural biology of allergens from stinging and biting insects
Current Opinion in Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 2008Modern techniques in genomic and protein research are applied to the study of stinging and biting insect allergens.Three-dimensional structures of additional insect venom and salivary allergens have been determined. An approach to determining B-cell epitopes has been used for hyaluronidase.
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Allergic Reactions to Insect Bites and Stings of Fire Ants
Archives of Dermatology, 1974To the Editor.— Again, this year I am compiling case reports of allergic reactions to bites by insects such as mosquitoes, fleas, gnats, kissing bugs, bedbugs, chiggers, black flies, horseflies, sandflies, and deerflies. I am also interested in reactions to stings of the imported and southern fire ants.
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[Reactions to insect stings and bites].
Acta medica Croatica : casopis Hravatske akademije medicinskih znanosti, 2012Reaction to insect sting and bite may be local, such as erythema, edema and pruritus, or systemic, such as anaphylactic reaction. Diagnosis can be made by patient history, clinical picture, skin testing, total and specific IgE level, and provocation test. Local reactions are treated with cold compresses, topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines.
Suzana, Ljubojević, Jasna, Lipozencić
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