Citation

Peters GA, Karnes WE, Bastron JA. Ann. Allergy 1978; 41(5): 268-273.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, American College of Allergy and Immunology)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

717847

Abstract

Two patients experienced anaphylactic reaction to insect stings, with residual encephalopathy. One patient had anaphylaxis despite hyposensitization with whole-body extracts, thus supporting recent reports that reliable protection cannot be achieved unless pure venom is used. The other patient had pathologic confirmation of anoxic encephalopathy, thus supporting the concept that encephalopathy with anaphylaxis is secondary to associated circulatory collapse rather than a primary allergic response of brain disease.

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