title: Allergy to insulin.
abstract: Allergy to insulin occurs in nearly all insulin-treated patients, is a clinical problem in about 15 per cent of patients, and can be life-threatening in 0.1 to 0.2 per cent of patients. This article summarizes the clinical expression of insulin allergy and reviews some aspects that contribute to our understanding and therapy of this allergy.
mesh_terms: D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D007330:Insulin Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D011384:Proinsulin / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D007330:Insulin Antibodies; D011384:Proinsulin