[Mosquito bites allergy, which prevention?].
Mosquito bites may induce allergic reactions in children. Usually underestimated, these reactions are often cutaneous and difficult to distinguish from non-specific histaminic phenomena. Recently, the identification of major allergens in mosquito saliva has allowed the achievement of recombinant allergens, which should facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of allergic reactions. Preventive cares must be performed in all children with large reactions, allergic or even non-allergic. Prevention consists in cutaneous protection, the use of repellents (with special attention to their toxicity), and antihistamines. A practical sheet for patient is provided.
Feuillet-Dassonval
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Service de pédiatrie, Assistance-publique-Hôpitaux-de-Paris, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, 9, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne cedex, France.
Lavaud
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Viniaker
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Bidat
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D000485:Allergens; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D009033:Culicidae / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000276:immunology*; D007302:Insect Repellents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry
D000485:Allergens; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D007302:Insect Repellents