Hymenoptera Venom Immunotherapy: How to Safely Switch to the Same Venom From a Different Manufacturer

M B Bilò; M Martini; D Berra; A Scarpa; L Losappio; O Quercia; F Lodi Rizzini; D Bignardi; G Cortellini; G Zisa; A Del Giudice; G Manzotti; C Marcotulli; F Murzilli; M Cilia; V Pravettoni; P Borrelli; E A Pastorello

doi:10.18176/jiaci.0242

Hymenoptera Venom Immunotherapy: How to Safely Switch to the Same Venom From a Different Manufacturer

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2018 Jun;28(3):205-208. doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0242.

Authors

M B Bilò¹, M Martini¹, D Berra², A Scarpa³, L Losappio⁴, O Quercia⁵, F Lodi Rizzini⁶, D Bignardi⁷, G Cortellini⁸, G Zisa⁹, A Del Giudice¹⁰, G Manzotti¹¹, C Marcotulli¹², F Murzilli¹³, M Cilia¹⁴, V Pravettoni¹⁵, P Borrelli¹⁶, E A Pastorello⁴

Affiliations

¹ Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ancona - Allergy and Clinical Immunology School, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
² Allergology Service, Pneumology Unit, Busto Arsizio Hospital, Varese, Italy.
³ Allergy Unit - Dermatology, Department of Surgery, Hospital of Mirano, Mirano, Italy.
⁴ Department of Allergy and Immunology, Asst Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, University of Milano, Italy.
⁵ Allergology High Specialty Unit General Medicine, Faenza Hospital Ravenna, Ravenna, Italy.
⁶ Allergy Unit, Spedali Civili Brescia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
⁷ Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
⁸ Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Rimini Hospital, Rimini, Italy.
⁹ Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.
¹⁰ Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Martini of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹¹ Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Treviglio General Hospital, ASST Bergamo Ovest, Treviglio, Italy.
¹² Allergy Unit, Department of Pneumology, Asst Garda, Desenzano, Italy.
¹³ Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, S.S. Filippo and Nicola Hospital of Avezzano, Azienda Sanitaria Locale n. 1 dell' Abruzzo, Avezzano, Italy.
¹⁴ Allergy Unit, Health Care Service, Scilla, Italy.
¹⁵ UOC General Medicine - Immunology and Allergology - IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
¹⁶ Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, U. Parini Regional Hospital, Aosta, Italy.

PMID: 29939145
DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0242

No abstract available

Keywords: Extract switching; Hymenoptera; Immunotherapy; Mastocytosis; Safety.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Allergens / immunology
Animals
Arthropod Venoms / immunology*
Child
Desensitization, Immunologic / methods
Female
Humans
Hymenoptera / immunology*
Immunotherapy / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Young Adult

Substances

Allergens
Arthropod Venoms