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    Allergies to Insect Stings

    Allergies to Insect Stings



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    Citations

    1. Golden DB, et al. (2011). Stinging insect hypersensitivity: A practice parameter update 2011. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 127(4): 852–854.e23.

    Other Works Consulted

    • Golden DBK (2011). Allergic reactions to hymenoptera. In EG Nabel, ed., ACP Medicine, section 6, chap. 15. Hamilton, ON: BC Decker.

    • 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 (2012). Systemic anaphylaxis, food allergy, and insect sting allergy. In L Goldman, A Shafer, eds., Goldman's Cecil Medicine, 24th ed., vol. 3, pp. 1633–1638. Philadelphia: Saunders.

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    • Tankersley MS (2008). The stinging impact of the imported fire ant. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 8(4): 354–359.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference January 5, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Rohit K Katial, MD - Allergy and Immunology


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