Author/Editor		Košnik, Mitja; Korošec, Peter; Mušič, Ema
Title		Hot topics in venom hypersensitivity
Translated title		Sodobni pogledi na preobčutljivost za strupe kožokrilcev
Type		članek
Source		Med Razgl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 43, št. Suppl 5
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 97-101
Language		eng
Abstract		Up to 4% of the population is allergic to Hymenoptera venoms. Specific immunotherapy is very effective for the prevention of further severe systemic IgE mediated reactions. However, there are many yet unsolved problems in the treatment of Hymenoptera allergic patients: immunotherapy of patients who experience an allergic reaction following European hornet (Vespa crabro) sting, patients with positive allergy tests to both honey bee and wasp venom, anaphylaxis in patients with negative allergy tests, effectiveness of immunotherapy, safety of immunotherapy and tolerance during early immunotherapy. These problems are addressed in the article.
Summary		Do 4% ljudi ima po piku žuželke iz vrste kožekrilcev alergijsko reakcijo. Specifična imunoterapija je zelo učinkovita metoda, ki zmanjša tveganje ponovnih težkih alergijskih reakcij. Vendar imamo pri obravnavi bolnikov z alergijo glede strupa žuželk še vedno precej neodgovorjenih vprašanj: imunoterapija bolnika, ki je imel reakcijo po piku sršena, bolnik s pozitivnimi testi tako s čebeljim kot tudi osjim strupom, anafilaksija pri bolniku, pri katerem ne uspemo ugotoviti prisotnosti specifičnih IgE, učinkovitost imunoterapije, varnost imunoterapije in mehanizem tolerance med zgodnjo fazo imunoterapije.
Descriptors		ANAPHYLAXIS IMMUNOTHERAPY VENOMS HYMENOPTERA DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC HYPERSENSITIVITY WASP VENOMS BEE VENOMS