title: Allergen Immunotherapy.
abstract: Allergies affect a large proportion of the population. Allergies can adversely affect productivity, sleep, and quality of life and can lead to life-threatening reactions. Allergies can spread to affect multiple organ systems. Allergen immunotherapy is the only therapy that can change the natural history of allergic disease.
authors.affiliation: Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University, Box 18885, Stanford, CA 94309, USA. Electronic address: efrenrael@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Efren
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rael
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000628:therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011320:Primary Health Care; D063729:Sublingual Immunotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods
keywords: Aeroallergen; Allergy immunotherapy; Food immunotherapy; Standard subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT); Venom immunotherapy (VIT)