TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - Epidemiologic study of insect allergy in children. II. Effect of accidental stings in allergic children
JO  - Journal of pediatrics
A1  - Schuberth, K. C.
A1  - Lichtenstein, L. M.
A1  - Kagey-Sobotka, A.
A1  - Szklo, M.
A1  - Kwiterovich, K. A.
A1  - Valentine, M. D.
SP  - 361
EP  - 365
VL  - 102
IS  - 3
N2  - One hundred eighty-one children with non-life-threatening reactions to insect stings and positive venom skin tests were randomized to treatment (53) or no-treatment (128) groups and followed up clinically and immunologically for at least two years to assess the results of accidental stings. Twenty-eight stings in 17 treated patients and 74 stings in 47 untreated children occurred, leading to one mild reaction in a treated patient, and eight in the no-treatment group (P = NS). No reaction was more serious than the original. Based on IgE antibody changes and skin test results, 87% of the untreated children were stung by an insect to which they had clinical sensitivity by skin test. Vespid skin test sensitivity decreased 10-fold or more in both treated (72%) and untreated (44%) children. Of those with increased sensitivity, congruent to 70% had been stung. These data indicate that the incidence of severe reactions on resting is low in insect-allergic children, and that the majority show decreased skin test sensitivity over time.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3476
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -