Stinging Insect Allergy

1. History of Hymenoptera Allergy
James M. Quinn

2. Entomological Aspects of Insect Sting Allergy
Robert S. Jacobson

3. Hymenoptera Venoms: Toxicity, Components, Stability, and Standardization
Ellen L. Danneels, Matthias Vaerenbergh, Dirk C. Graaf

4. Clinical Aspects of Hymenoptera Allergy: IgE Response, Stings, and Immunotherapy
Kevin M. White

5. Diagnostic In Vivo and In Vitro Methods in Insect Allergy
Robert G. Hamilton

6. Pathologic Findings in Hymenoptera Sting Fatalities
Jessica B. Perkins, Anne B. Yates

7. Treatment of Hymenoptera Reactions: Acute and Prophylactic
David F. Graft

8. Adverse Reactions to Skin Testing and Immunotherapy with Hymenoptera Venoms and Whole-Body Extracts
Robbie Pesek, Richard F. Lockey

9. Duration of Venom Immunotherapy
David B. K. Golden

10. Unique Aspects of Bee Allergy and Reactions
William R. McKenna, Tyson C. Brown

11. The Imported Fire Ant: The US Experience
Mike Tankersley, Daniel Steigelman

12. Mosquito Hypersensitivity: Clinical Updates
Renata J. M. Engler, Howard C. Crisp

13. Reactions to Arthropod Bites
John C. Carlson

14. Arthropods and Human Disease
Michael O’Connell

15. Behavior, Ecology, Natural History, and Distribution of Stinging Hymenoptera
Justin O. Schmidt

16. Insect Sting Allergy and Mast Cell Disease
Patrizia Bonadonna, Roberta Zanotti, Franziska Ruëff

17. Insect Allergy: Unanswered Questions, a Postscript
James M. Tracy

Avainsanat: Medicine & Public Health, Allergology, Entomology, Immunology