title: Allergen-specific immunotherapy in atopic eczema.
abstract: Aeroallergens are relevant eliciting factors of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and bronchial asthma but also of atopic eczema. The use of allergen-specific immunotherapy as in respiratory atopic diseases is controversial in patients with atopic eczema, but refined diagnostic methods to characterize subgroups of patients with relevant allergies and the results of smaller controlled studies give rise to new approaches in this field. This article reviews the theoretical problems and practical results associated with allergen-specific immunotherapy in atopic eczema.
authors: Department of Dermatology and Allergy Biederstein, Technische Universität München, Biedersteiner Strasse 29, 80802, München, Germany. ulf.darsow@lrz.tum.de
authors: Ulf
authors: U
authors: Darsow
authors: Ingeborg
authors: I
authors: Forer
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Ring
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens