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Shortness of interval between two stings as risk factor for developing Hymenoptera venom allergy
Author(s) -
Pucci S.,
Antonicelli L.,
Bilò M. B.,
Garritani M. S.,
Bonifazi F.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1994.tb00796.x
Subject(s) - sting , medicine , allergy , venom , anaphylaxis , risk factor , immunology , biology , ecology , engineering , aerospace engineering
The aim of the study was to determine whether a short interval (<2 months) between two consecutive stings influences the development of Hymenoptera venom allergy. The study compared the sting‐interval distribution in 120 allergic patients who experienced a first‐time systemic reaction to a Hymenoptera sting, and in 100 healthy controls. A significant difference in sting‐interval distribution between the two groups was found ( P = 0.0001). In 71 of 120 allergic patients, the sting that provoked the systemic reaction had been preceded by another, completely tolerated sting not more than 2 months before. However, in the control group only four subjects out of 100 had received two consecutive stings within less than 2 months. In conclusion, a short interval between two consecutive stings seems to be a risk factor for the onset of Hymenoptera venom allergy.