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

Bilò MB1, Martini M1, Berra D2, Scarpa A3, Losappio L4, Quercia O5, Lodi Rizzini F6, Bignardi D7, Cortellini G8, Zisa G9, Del Giudice A10, Manzotti G11, Marcotulli C12, Murzilli F13, Cilia M14, Pravettoni V15, Borrelli P16, Pastorello EA4

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

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


Key words: Extract switching, Hymenoptera, Immunotherapy, Mastocytosis, Safety