RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145456524
T1 Insect Allergy
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145456524
RD 2024/04/24
AB Allergic  reactions  to  insects  includeSymptoms  of  respiratory  allergy  as  a  result  of  inhalation  of  particulate  matter  of  insect  originLocal  cutaneous  reactions  to  insect  bitesAnaphylactic  reactions  to  stingsInsect  bites  or  stingsCan  cause  local  or  systemic  reactions  ranging  from  mild  to  fatal  responses  in  susceptible  personsFrequency  increases  in  the  summer  months  and  with  outdoor  exposureLocal  cutaneous  reactions  include  urticaria  as  well  as  papulovesicular  eruptions  and  lesions  that  resemble  delayed  hypersensitivity  reactionsPapular  urticaria  is  almost  always  the  result  of  insect  bites,  especially  of  mosquitoes,  fleas,  and  bedbugsToxic  systemic  reactions  consisting  of  gastrointestinal  symptoms,  headache,  vertigo,  syncope,  convulsions,  or  fever  can  occur  following  multiple  stings