Specific immunotherapy in Albanian patients with anaphylaxis to hymenoptera venoms

BMC Dermatology

Table 3 Clinical data of patients who received stings II.

	Total	Bee	Wasp	Paperwasp	P ^#
Number of patients	37	22	13	2
Number of patients with allergic reactions during immunotherapy	16 (43.2%)	12 (54.5%)	4 (30.8%)	0	NS
Reactions/injections	33 (3.4%)	27 (4.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0	< 0.01
Reactions/patients
I ^*	15 (40.5%)	11 (50.0%)	4 (30.8%)	0	NS
II	18 (48.6%)	16 (72.7%)	2 (15.4%)	0	< 0.01
III–IV	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0

^# Statistical comparison between bee and wasp venom treated patients. ^* Classified according to Mueller[11]: Grade I – urticaria, pruritus, malaise; grade II – angioedema, chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness; grade III – dispnoea, wheeze, stridor, dysphagia, hoarseness; grade IV – hypotension, collapse, loss of consciousness, incontinence, cyanosis.

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