Asia Pac Allergy.  2018 Jan;8(1):e2. 10.5415/apallergy.2018.8.e2.

Combination of omalizumab and bee venom immunotherapy: does it work?

• Yılmaz I
• BahçecioÄŸlu SN
• Türk M

• KMID: 2428869
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5415/apallergy.2018.8.e2

Abstract

Bee venom immunotherapy (b-VIT) can be combined with omalizumab therapy in order to suppress systemic reactions developing due to b-VIT itself. Omalizumab acts as a premedication and gains time for the immunotherapy to develop its immunomodulatory effects. However, the combination of omalizumab and b-VIT is not always effective enough. Herein we present a patient in whom successful immunotherapy cannot be achieved with combination of omalizumab to b-VIT.

Keyword

Anaphylaxis; Venom immunotherapy; Omalizumab

MeSH Terms

Anaphylaxis
Bee Venoms*
Bees*
Humans
Immunotherapy*
Omalizumab*
Premedication
Bee Venoms
Omalizumab