Case Reports in Dermatology (Dec 2016)

Late Onset of Acute Urticaria after Bee Stings

  • Yuko Asai,
  • Hisashi Uhara,
  • Atsushi Miyazaki,
  • Minoru Saiki,
  • Ryuhei Okuyama

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000449033
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
pp. 341 – 343

Abstract

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Here we report the cases of five patients with a late onset of acute urticaria after a bee sting. The ages of the five Japanese patients ranged from 33 to 86 years (median: 61). All patients had no history of an allergic reaction to bee stings. The onset of urticaria was 6–14 days (median: 10) after a bee sting. Although four of the patients did not describe experiencing a bee sting at their presentation, the subsequent examination detected anti-bee-specific IgE antibodies. So, we think a history of a bee sting should thus be part of the medical interview sheet for patients with acute urticaria, and an examination of IgE for bees may help prevent a severe bee-related anaphylactic reaction in the future.

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