Allergische reacties op bije- en wespegif: epidemiologische en klinische verschijnselen

– One hundred and fourteen patients with a generalized reaction to wasp- or bee venom were evaluated. In 82 of the cases the reaction became evident within fifteen minutes after the sting. In 55 of the patients with more than one generalized reaction the reaction became more severe with time. There seems to be no relation between the clinical and laboratory data. The pathogenesis of the reactions is still incompletely understood.