Table 4. Comparison of clinical features of venom-specific IgE(+) and venom-specific IgE(−) patients.
Stings | Anaphylactic shock | Apnea | Nausea and vomiting | Oliguria | Hemoglobinuria | Cr/BUN level elevation | Hepatic dysfunction | CK level elevation | |||
10–20 | 20–50 | >50 | |||||||||
sIgE(+) patients | 37.5%(6/16) | 56.3%(9/16) | 6.3%(1/16) | * | 6.3%(1/16) | 100%(16/16) | 81.3%(13/16) | 62.5%(10/16) | 87.5%(14/16) | 87.5%(14/16) | 75.0%(12/16) |
sIgE(−) patients | 22.2%(2/9) | 66.7%(6/9) | 11.1%(1/9) | * | * | 100%(9/9) | 100%(9/9) | 100%(9/9) | 100%(9/9) | 100%(9/9) | 100%(9/9) |
None of sIgE(+) or sIgE(−) patients present with this clinical feature.