PMID: 1206184Dec 1, 1975Paper

Stinging insect allergy: detection and clinical significance of venom IgE antibodies

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
R E ReismanC E Arbesman

Abstract

Venom-specific IgE antibodies in 109 sera from patients who had had immediate systemic allergic reactions following insect stings were measured by the radioallergosorbent (RAST) procedure. The majority of sera contained IgE antibodies to either bee, yellow jacket, or hornet venoms. Some sera had positive RAST reactions with 2 or 3 venoms, but others contained single venom-specific IgE antibodies. Of 24 patients who had large local reactions, the sera of 12 contained venom IgE antibodies. The RAST procedure provides an accurate means of documenting IgE-mediated allergic sensitivity to stinging insects.

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Jan 1, 1977·Toxicon : Official Journal of the International Society on Toxinology·L Barr-Nea, J Ishay
Jun 1, 1976·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·R E ReismanC E Arbesman
Nov 1, 1981·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·R L CaseP P VanArsdel
Oct 13, 1990·Lancet·P W van der LindenJ C van der Zwan
Mar 1, 1977·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·W C LightC E Arbesman
Sep 1, 1980·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·A W GreenC E Arbesman
Oct 1, 1977·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·S R FindlayJ A Grant
Apr 1, 1979·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·J I WypychC E Arbesman
Oct 1, 1979·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·R E ReismanC E Arbesman
Apr 16, 1998·Clinical and Experimental Allergy : Journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology·U R Müller
May 1, 1977·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·W C LightC E Arbesman
Nov 1, 1980·Clinical Allergy·I AbrechtR Hoigné

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