Allergies to Insect Stings

References

Citations

1. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (2000). Allergy Report. Milwaukee, WI: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Also available online: http://www.aaaai.org/ar.

2. Golden DB (2003). Stinging insect allergy. In NF Adkinson Jr et al., eds., Middleton's Allergy Principles and Practice, 6th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1475–1486. Philadelphia: Mosby.

3. Golden DBK, et al. (2001). Insect sting allergy with negative venom skin test responses. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 107(5): 897–901.

Other Works Consulted

• Golden DBK (2007). Allergic reactions to hymenoptera. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 6, chap. 15. New York: WebMD.

• House H (2006). Insect bites and stings. In MR Dambro, ed., Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult, pp. 590–591. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

• Reisman RE (2007). Insect sting allergy. In P Lieberman, JA Anderson, eds., Allergic Diseases Diagnosis and Treatment, 3rd ed., vol. 1, pp. 71–81. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.

• Schwartz LB (2008). Systemic anaphylaxis, food allergy, and insect sting allergy. In L Goldman, D Ausiello, eds., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 23rd ed., vol. 3, pp. 1947–1950. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

• Ross RN, et al. (2000). Effectiveness of specific immunotherapy in the treatment of hymenoptera venom hypersensitivity: A meta-analysis. Clinical Therapeutics, 22(3): 351–358.

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Author:	Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS	Last Updated: January 22, 2008
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