Treatment of Bee Stings

To the Editor: We take exception to certain comments and conclusions made by Lichtenstein et al. in their article regarding venom treatment in anaphylactic sensitivity to hymenoptera sting.¹ At the outset the authors state that currently used treatment regimens are of questionable validity. Two studies by the American Academy of Allergy - Committee on Insects are summarily dismissed as “anecdotal” Webster defines anecdotal as “pertaining to the arrangement of elements in a scene so as to emphasize the story content of a subject” We believe that the studies referred to are far more than amusing narratives and are pertinent to.