title: Efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy versus subcutaneous injection immunotherapy in allergic patients.
abstract: While it is generally accepted that Subcutaneous Injection Immunotherapy (SCIT) and Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) are both efficacious, there is not yet a significant amount of information regarding their comparative efficacy. In this paper, we performed a retrospective chart review and compared treatment results in two groups of patients (both with nasal allergies with or without asthma) that were treated either with SCIT or SLIT. Both treatment modalities were found to be of similar efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Associates in ENT & Allergy, PA 470 North Aveue, Elizabeth, NJ 07208, USA. dsaporta@gmail.com
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saporta
mesh_terms: D000286:Administration, Sublingual; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D007223:Infant; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*