Bee Venom Allergies
- Bee/wasp venom allergy is when you are stung by a vespid your body recognises it as foreign reacts in a pathway that is inappropriate resulting in:
- Hive, swelling, shortness of breath, vomiting, diarrhoea, drop in blood pressure.
- Bee/wasp allergy is diagnosed with a combination of clear clinical history, confirmed with a blood test.
- Blood test will test your Ig E antibodies tobee venom, wasp venom as well as two component proteins rApi m 1, rApi m 10.
- Components can assist in precision decision making with allergen immunotherapy.
- Bee/Wasp allergen immunotherapy is 80-90% successful.
- Immunotherapy is weekly injections for 12 weeks then once a month for 3-5 years.
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- 65 Conrad Drive, Blairgowrie, Randburg, 2194
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