Citation

Blank S, Pehlivanli S, Methe H, Schmidt-Weber CB, Biedermann T, Horny HP, Kristensen T, Amar Y, Köberle M, Brockow K, Stömmer PE. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. Pract. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Pathology Augsburg, Clinic for Pathology and Cytology, Augsburg, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jaip.2019.06.021

PMID

31279041

Abstract

Clinical implications

Fatal anaphylaxis may occur in vespid venom-sensitized individuals suffering from mast cell disorders without previous history of a systemic sting reaction. A detailed necropsy including serologic measurements of tryptase and sIgE levels is able to corroborate the diagnosis.

Ethics statement/Consent for publication

Written informed consent for publication of this case report and accompanying images was obtained from the legal guardian of the patient. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.

Language: en