Journal of asthma, allergy and clinical immunology (천식및알레르기)

The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology (대한천식알레르기학회)
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Two Cases of Serum Sickness Reaction Induced by Bee Stings

혈청병 양상을 나타낸 벌독 알레르기 2예

Bae, In-Kyu;Jeong, Yong-Geun;Ma, Jeong-Eun;Lee, Seung-Jun;Kim, Hyeon-Ok;Kim, Dong-Wook;Park, Jin-Yong;Jo, Yu-Ji;Park, Dong-Jun;Jeong, Lee-Yeong
배인규;정용근;마정은;이승준;김현옥;김동욱;박진용;조유지;박동준;정이영

  • Published : 20060000
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Abstract

The usual reactions after an insect sting are mild redness and swelling at the stinging site, and the most serious reaction is anaphylaxis. There have been isolated reports of late- onset reactions, such as vasculitis, nephritis, neuritis, and serum sickness, occuring in association with an insect sting. Late-onset reactions, including serum sickness, occur much less frequently. We report 2 individuals who developed serum sickness reaction after bee stings. A 35-year-old male, a family member of beekeeper, had stung frequently. About 10 days after bee stings, he complained of fever, migratory polyarthralgia, erythematous skin rash, and myalgia. High levels of specific IgE to bee venom were detected by the radioallergosorbent test (RAST). The other patient was a 25-year-old male who presented with urticaria, angioedema, arthralgia, myalgia, fever, and skin rash about 7 days after a bee sting. He also had high titers of specific IgE to bee venom. We here report two cases of serum sickness reaction caused by bee stings.

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