Large local reactions and systemic reactions to insect stings: Similarities and differences.

BACKGROUND:Large local reactions (LLR) to Hymenoptera stings were considered as IgE-mediated late-phase inflammatory reactions. However, in older studies, most patients with LLR were skin test positive, but only around 50% had detectable sIgE determined by the RAST system. METHODS:Data of 620 patien...

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Main Authors: Patrik Tripolt, Lisa Arzt-Gradwohl, Urban Čerpes, Karin Laipold, Barbara Binder, Gunter Johannes Sturm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231747