Avtor/Urednik     Košnik, Mitja; Mušič, Ema; Šuškovič, Stanislav; Šilar, M
Naslov     Alergija za sršenji strup
Prevedeni naslov     Hornet venom allergy
Tip     članek
Vir     Zdrav Vestn
Vol. in št.     Letnik 65, št. Suppl 2
Leto izdaje     1996
Obseg     str. II-3-4
Jezik     slo
Abstrakt     Background. We wanted to establish whe hornet venom is appropriate for treatment of patients with allergic reaction to hornet stings. Methods. In order to identify which venom induced sensitization, we performed inhibition tests in 21 patients who experienced anaphylactic reaction after wasp or hornet sting and determined the insect responsible. Results. All patients with allergic reaction following hornet sting were sensitized either to wasp venom or to completely crossreactive epitopes only. Conclusions. A vast majority of patients with anaphylactic raction after hornet sting are sensitized with wasp venom. We think that wasp venom is an appropriate immunotherapeutic agent for those patients except for the patients in whon primary sensitisation to hornet venom is proved by inhitibion tests.
Izvleček     Izhodišča. Ugotiviti, kateri strup je mogoče ustrezno uporabiti za imunoterapijo bolnikov, ki so imeli sistemsko alergijsko reakcijo po piku sršena. Metode. Enaindvajsetim bolnikom, ki so imeli anafilaktično reakcijo po piku sršena oziroma ose in so prepoznali žuželko, smo z absorpcijskim testom ugotovili, kateri od obeh strupov je povzročil alergijsko senzibilizacijo. Rezultati. Vsi bolniki, ki so imeli alergijsko reakcijo po piku sršena, so bili senzibilizirani za osji strup ali pa le za antigenske determinante, ki so skupne osjemu in srŠenovemu strupu. Zaključek. Velika večina bolnikov, ki imajo alergijsko reakcijo po piku sršena, je primarno senzibilizirana s strupom os. Zato menimo, da je osji strup ustrezen za imunoterapijo teh bolnikov. Le bolnike, katerim z obsorpcijskimi testi ugotovimo primarno senzibilizacijo s strupom sršena, smemo zdravili s strupom sršena.
Deskriptorji     INSECT BITES AND STINGS
WASP VENOMS
ANAPHYLAXIS
DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC
IGE
WASPS