title: Local specific immunotherapy in allergic conjunctivitis.
abstract: We evaluated the effect of local specific immunotherapy in 40 patients suffering from seasonal allergic conjunctivitis. Twenty patients received saline solution in both eyes; and 20 others received local specific immunotherapy in both eyes. Sodium cromoglycate drops were instilled in both eyes in all patients. Subjective and objective symptoms, and cytological findings had significantly improved after 1 year in the group treated with local specific immunotherapy plus sodium cromoglycate compared to the group treated with sodium cromoglycate and saline solution.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Oftalmologia, Facoltà di Medicina, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Prete
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loffredo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carderopoli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Caparello
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verde
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sebastiani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000187:drug effects; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008297:Male; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011058:Pollen; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium