Immunotherapy of IgE-mediated disease.
Although immunotherapy has a long record of efficacy in certain allergies, its safety has recently been questioned. One problem is that physicians trained and certified in allergy are not the only ones who prescribe and administer allergen injections. Fundamental issues of diagnosis, patient and allergen selection, and management of adverse reactions are reviewed.
Norman
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Clinical Immunology Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore.
D000485:Allergens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous
D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E