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Diagnosis of wasp or bee sting allergy

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The main method for diagnosing an allergy to bee and/or wasp venom is skin testing with venom.

  • another less sensitive method is measurement of allergenspecific IgE antibodies in serum

  • serum tryptase may be measured at baseline (after a reaction to a sting has subsided) because this may predict the severity of a response to a subsequent sting

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