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Risk factors for severe systemic reactions to Hymenoptera Venom in children

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Edited by the SIAIP Primary and Secondary Prevention of Allergic Diseases Commission , Leonardo Tomei , Irene Bettini , Elisabetta D'Addio , Amelia Licari , Angela Klain , Francesca Galletta , Sara Manti , Antonio Andrea Senatore , Michele Miraglia Del Giudice , Cristiana Indolfi , Francesca Mori

Key words: Hymenoptera venom allergy, Anaphylaxis, Pediatrics, Children
DOI: 10.53151/2531-3916/2025-1050
Publication Date: 2025-03-27

Abstract

Sensitization to Hymenoptera venom (HV) affects 3.7% of children with a risk of systemic reaction (SR) and fatalities, but little is known regarding the risk factors associated with severe reactions in paediatric patients. This paper provides a comprehensive summary of recent findings on personal risk for developing SRs in children after Hymenoptera stings. However, much remains to be explored and concluded in this area, leaving room for further research and discovery.

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Edited by the SIAIP Primary and Secondary Prevention of Allergic Diseases Commission

Leonardo Tomei - Allergy Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7177-7939

Irene Bettini - Pediatric Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Elisabetta D'Addio - Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Naples, Italy

Amelia Licari - Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic, and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Angela Klain - Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Naples, Italy

Francesca Galletta - Pediatric Unit, Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age ‘Gaetano Barresi’, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Sara Manti - Pediatric Unit, Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age ‘Gaetano Barresi’, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Antonio Andrea Senatore - Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic, and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Michele Miraglia Del Giudice - Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Naples, Italy

Cristiana Indolfi - Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Naples, Italy

Francesca Mori - Allergy Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy

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Primary and Secondary Prevention of Allergic Diseases Commission, E. by the S., Tomei, L., Bettini, I. ., D’Addio, E., Licari, A., Klain, A., Galletta, F. ., Manti, S., Senatore, A. A., Miraglia Del Giudice, M., Indolfi, C., & Mori, F. (2025). Risk factors for severe systemic reactions to Hymenoptera Venom in children. Italian Journal of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.53151/2531-3916/2025-1050
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