title: What's eating you? Bees, part 1: characteristics, reactions, and management.
abstract: Bee stings are common in the United States. We review the characteristics of bumblebees, honeybees, and Africanized honeybees; the types and pathophysiology of sting reactions; and the medical management and prevention of bee stings. In part 2 of this series, we will discuss the use of venom immunotherapy, the diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis that initially presents as anaphylaxis, and the efficacy of immunotherapy in patients with mastocytosis.
authors: Department of Allergy and Immunology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. felisa.lewis@na.amedd.army.mil
authors: Felisa S
authors: FS
authors: Lewis
authors: Laurie J
authors: LJ
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000818:Animals; D001514:Bee Venoms; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D001514:Bee Venoms