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Allergic Reactions to Insect Stings and Bites

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Sort Desciption: 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. ...

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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. Management strategies using insect avoidance measures, self-injectable epinephrine, and allergen immunotherapy are very effective in reducing insect-allergic patients risk of reaction from future stings. Diagnostic and management strategies for patients allergic to insect bites are less developed. Key Words: anaphylaxis, insect reaction, insect venom I nsect stings by members of the Hymenoptera family have caused human deaths since at least the time of the Ancient Egyptians and are currently responsible for at least 40 deaths from allergic reactions per year in the United States. The prevalence of insect sting allergy is estimated to be between 0.5 and 3%, and people who have previously experienced generalized allergic insect sting reactions are at increased risk for reactions from future stings. Effective management strategies using allergen immunotherapy can greatly reduce the risk of future anaphylactic reactions and their associated morbidity and mortality. 1 6 Insect bites can also cause allergic reactions, but scientific knowledge about insect bite allergy is limited. Reactions have most commonly been reported after bites from mosquitoes and other flies and from Triatoma bugs. 7 Unfortunately, management strategies to reduce the risk of future insect bite reactions are less well developed and less effective than for insect sting allergy. The three families of stinging insects in the order Hymenoptera are Vespidae, Apidae, and Formicidae. 5 Yellow jackets, wasps, and hornets all belong t ...

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