Would you test/treat a middle aged adult male who was stung in his 30s and developed immediate lip swelling that resolved with antihistamines in 15 minutes?
Low risk for future stings, other than yearly camping trips.
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Allergy & Immunology · Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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This is not a description of anaphylaxis and therefore does not require testing or VIT according to published Practice Parameters. Resolution was rapid and spontaneous (antihistamines don't work in under 15 minutes), also suggesting a very mild reaction. This was either a normal local reaction (if h...
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