title: Urine protein excretion after Hymenoptera sting.
abstract: The urinary excretion of albumin was measured on 7 consecutive days after a bee or wasp sting in 20 healthy persons, using a semiquantitative immunochemical chromatographic procedure (Micral stick). The mean albumin excretion was 11.1 +/- 15.0 (SD) mg/l. This was not significantly different from the findings in a control group of 17 volunteers with no history of bee or wasp sting (mean 8.7 +/- 17.4 mg/l). Pathologic albumin excretion (50-100 mg/l) was found in three of the sting group, with mean 37.2 +/- 23.7 mg/l. After 2 more months the urinary albumin excretion had normalized in two of the three, with mean 19.3 +/- 16.0 mg/l. Nephrotic syndrome did not occur. Reactions to the sting corresponded to 1-4 on the Müller scale, but were not correlated to albumin excretion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Holbaek Central Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elming
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sølling
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000652:urine; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000652:urine*; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000652:urine; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000652:urine*; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D014863:Wasps / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D003404:Creatinine