Anaphylactic reactions to hornet sting: Report of 2 cases.

Two case of hornet-sting reactions in two siblings were reported. The victims were boys of 5 and 3 years old; the elder boy had seven sting sites and the younger ond had 27 sites. Symptoms of anaphylaxis and painful sores together with abnormality of laboratory investigations appeared more severe in the younger victim, likely attributable to the greater number of stings. Treatment with parenteral antihistamine and corticosteroids concurrently with the correction of urine acidity gave good results.