title: [Atopy and generalized allergic reactions to insect stings].
abstract: 458 patients with systemic allergic reactions following hymenoptera stings were investigated with regard to the incidence of atopic disease. Personal atopy (13.7%) and a family history of atopy (26.4%) were not found more frequently than in a normal population. The age of the first manifestation of hymenoptera sting allergy was however significantly lower in atopic than in non-atopic patients, sensitization occurred following a smaller number of stings and there was a preponderance of respiratory symptoms.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology*; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000276:immunology*
vernacular_title: Atopie und generalisierte allergische Reaktionen auf Insektenstiche.