Outcomes of Allergy to Insect Stings in Children, with and without Venom Immunotherapy
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N Engl J Med 2004;351:668-74. Copyright © 2004 Massachusetts Medical Society. background Children are thought to “outgrow” the allergy to insect stings, but there are no reports documenting the natural history of this reaction. We studied the outcome of allergic reactions to insect stings in childhood 10 to 20 years afterward in patients who had not received venom immunotherapy and in those who had been treated.
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Outcomes of allergy to insect stings in children, with and without venom immunotherapy.
BACKGROUND Children are thought to "outgrow" the allergy to insect stings, but there are no reports documenting the natural history of this reaction. We studied the outcome of allergic reactions to insect stings in childhood 10 to 20 years afterward in patients who had not received venom immunotherapy and in those who had been treated. METHODS Between 1978 and 1985, we diagnosed allergic reac...
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