Urticaria crónica como reacción atípica luego de la picadura de véspidos

Abstract

Background: Hymenoptera stings can produce IgE-mediated reactions, toxic reactions, or atypical reactions, which are rare. Cold urticaria has been described among the cutaneous manifestations in the atypical ones, but there is only one case of chronic urticaria. Case report: A 56-year-old female patient experienced palmoplantar pruritus and generalized urticaria 60 minutes after two vespid stings, requiring medical assistance and several cycles of home treatment with oral antihistamines and corticosteroids for resolution in 12 weeks. Allergological studies showed normal tryptase and primary sensitization to Polistes dominula venom. Given the patient's profession, venom immunotherapy was started with Polistes dominula 100% without recurrence of urticaria after its administration. Conclusions: We present a case of IgE-mediated systemic reaction followed by self-limited chronic urticaria, related chronologically to the same vespid sting trigger. Keywords: Chronic urticaria; Hymenoptera; Vespid; Polistes dominula; IgE-mediated reaction.