Fatal anaphylaxis following a hornet sting in a yellow jacket venom-sensitized patient with undetected monoclonal mast cell activation syndrome and without previous history of a systemic sting reaction - Blank S, Pehlivanli S, Methe H, Schmidt-Weber CB, Biedermann T, Horny HP, Kristensen T, Amar Y, K öberle M, Brockow K, Stömmer PE.

Clinical implications Fatal anaphylaxis may occur in vespid venom-sensitized individuals suffering from mast cell disorders without previous history of a systemic sting reaction. A detailed necropsy including serologic measurements of tryptase and sI...
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