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Table 1 Clinical data of the selected patients

From: Diagnosis of Apis dorsata venom allergy: use of recombinant allergens of Apis mellifera and a passive basophil activation test

Clinical reaction

Total and percentage (%; n = 30)

Mild

 

 Pruritus

15 (50%)

 Urticaria

16 (53%)

 Erythema

–

 Mild angio-oedema

30 (100%)

 Rhinitis

–

 Conjunctivitis

–

Moderate

 

 Mild asthma

7 (23%)

 Moderate angio-oedema

8 (26%)

 Abdominal pain, vomiting

8 (26%)

 Diarrhoea

5 (17%)

 Minor and transient hypotensive symptoms (light headedness, dizziness)

4 (13%)

Severe

 

 Respiratory difficulty (asthma/laryngeal oedema)

–

 Hypotension

10 (33%)

 Collapse or loss of consciousness

20 (66%)

 Incontinence

4 (13%)

 Seizures

–

 Loss of colour vision

–