Further Experiences with Severe Allergic Reactions to Insect Stings

Abstract

A PREVIOUS report1 on allergic reactions to bee and wasp stings emphasized the seriousness of these reactions and the importance of specific treatment. Up to the present, I have seen 101 such patients, and Dr. Lewis W. Hill and I have studied a total of over 120 cases. The additional experience and information gained in the testing and treatment of these patients has seemed to be of such importance as to warrant this publication.Our experience, and frequent public press reports, indicate that severe reactions to insect stings occur more commonly than is generally supposed. In fact, it is possible . . .