There were 28 stings in 17 treated patients with one mild reaction. No reaction was more serious than the original. The majority of children, treated and untreated, showed decreased skin test sensitivity over time. Rate and quantity of venom from honeybee stings. Significance of Africanized bees for public health.
Africanized bees are endemic in parts of Texas and Arizona.
Treatment of severe toxic reactions to multiple stings usually involves management of shock, hypoxia, and other effects of organ damage. Persons previously sensitized should receive venom immunotherapy, possibly given more intensely and for longer periods than currently recommended. None of the other 165 patients was referred to an allergist. Settipane GA, Chafee FH, Klein DE et al. Anaphylactic reactions to Hymenoptera stings in asthmatic patients.