5 | CONCLUSIONS
- The plasma activity of PAF-AH is a promising parameter that can help
to distinguish a group of patients not threatened with development of
anaphylaxis and not requiring laborious or expensive prophylactic
procedures.
- Reduced plasma PAF-AH activity below 17 nmol/min/ml is characteristic
of patients who develop anaphylactic reactions after an insect sting.
- Contrary to expectations, no significant correlation was found between
the degree of impairment of plasma PAF-AH activity and the degree of
severity of anaphylaxis following an insect sting.