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Diagnosis and management of hymenoptera venom allergy: British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) guidelines
Author(s) -
Krishna M. T.,
Ewan P. W.,
Diwakar L.,
Durham S. R.,
Frew A. J.,
Leech S. C.,
Nasser S. M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03788.x
Subject(s) - guideline , allergy , medicine , immunology , clinical immunology , tryptase , epidemiology , family medicine , intensive care medicine , pathology , mast cell
Summary This guidance for the management of patients with hymenoptera venom allergy has been prepared by the Standards of Care Committee (SOCC) of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI). The guideline is based on evidence as well as on expert opinion and is for use by both adult physicians and pediatricians practising allergy. During the development of these guidelines, all BSACI members were included in the consultation process using a web‐based system. Their comments and suggestions were carefully considered by the SOCC. Where evidence was lacking, consensus was reached by the experts on the committee. Included in this guideline are epidemiology, risk factors, clinical features, diagnostic tests, natural history of hymenoptera venom allergy and guidance on undertaking venom immunotherapy (VIT). There are also separate sections on children, elevated baseline tryptase and mastocytosis and mechanisms underlying VIT. Finally, we have made recommendations for potential areas of future research. Cite this as : M. T. Krishna, P. W. Ewan, L. Diwakar, S. R. Durham, A. J. Frew, S. C. Leech and S. M. Nasser, Clinical & Experimental Allergy , 2011 (41) 1201–1220.