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Insect anaphylaxis: addressing clinical challenges.
Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2011
Tracy James M, Lewis Elena J, Demain Jeffrey G
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Few allergic reactions are as potentially life-threatening, or frightening to the patient, as anaphylaxis. Food, medications, and insect stings are the three most common triggers of anaphylaxis, but insect allergy provides the best opportunity to understand the biology of anaphylaxis. If the physician can establish a diagnosis of insect allergy, treatment with nearly 98% effectiveness can be...
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