title: Onset of oral allergic syndrome during birch sublingual immunotherapy.
abstract: Pollen allergy may be frequently associated with oral allergy to fruits and/or vegetables (the so called oral allergic syndrome). Some studies reported a possible positive effect exerted by allergen-specific immunotherapy on OAS course, while others did not. A case of OAS case onset after starting sublingual immunotherapy is reported.
authors.affiliation: Allergy and Respiratory Diseases Clinic - IRCCS-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, Genoa, Italy. gio.cip@libero.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ciprandi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D029662:Betula / Q000276:immunology*; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome