1.Hymenoptera and WASP sting in patients with venom allergy; Emergency treatment and preventive immunotherapy
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Rush immunotherapy for wasp venom allergy seems safe and effective in patients with mastocytosis.
BACKGROUND Patients with mastocytosis and wasp venom allergy (WA) may benefit from venom immunotherapy (VIT). However, fatal insect sting reactions have been described in mastocytosis patients despite previous immunotherapy. We investigated the safety and efficacy of (rush) VIT in patients with mastocytosis and WA. OBJECTIVE To investigate the safety and efficacy of (rush) VIT in patients wit...
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First successful case of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer with venom immunotherapy for hymenoptera sting allergy
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BACKGROUND There is need for an accurate diagnostic test in mastocytosis patients with wasp venom allergy (WVA) and monitoring of these patients during immunotherapy (IT). In this study, we aimed to evaluate sensitivity and specificity of the Basophil Activation Test (BAT) as a diagnostic and monitoring test in patients with mastocytosis and WVA. METHODS Seventeen patients with mastocytosis a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Entomology and Zoology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0424-7086,2185-5609
DOI: 10.7601/mez.54.227