The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
				
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July 9, 1993
                		
                	Insect Venom Immunotherapy
					
					
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Insect Venom Immunotherapy
July 9, 1993 (Issue: 900)
					Systemic allergic reactions to insect stings can include generalized urticaria, bronchospasm,  laryngeal edema, hypotension and death. About 1% to 3% of adults in the  USA have had a systemic allergic reaction to an insect sting (RE Reisman, Med Clin...more
 
        			
        			
					
					
					
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