Effect of pollen immunotherapy on food hypersensitivity in children with birch pollinosis.
Of 72 children with severe rhinoconjunctivitis due to birch pollinosis, 67 (93%) reported sensitivity against nuts, apples, etc. The hayfever symptoms improved by immunotherapy but neither subcutaneous (n = 42) nor oral (n = 14) immunotherapy with birch pollen allergen preparations made the food sensitivity decrease significantly more than the placebo oral immunotherapy (n = 16).
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Department of Pediatrics, Umeå University, Sweden.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008297:Male; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications