Risk factors for allergy to hymenoptera stings
Leveau, P.
Allergie et Immunologie 25(6): 220; 224-226
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0397-9148 PMID: 8357470 Document Number: 408291
Hymenoptera stings are common and potentially serious. The clinical, paraclinical and therapeutic aspects of allergy to hymenoptera venom are being better and better understood. A retrospective descriptive enquiry of hymenoptera stings in 270 consultations in a Central General Hospital has established three risk factors in the possibility of a serious reaction (R.A.G.): Men: 2.4 times more allergic reactions (R.A.). Severity of R.A. increases with age, especially after 50 years. Hornet stings have a risk 5 times greater than that of bees and 4.3 times greater than wasp.