EAACI Guidelines on allergen immunotherapy: IgE‐mediated food allergy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract
Food allergy can result in considerable morbidity, impairment of quality of life, and healthcare expenditure. There is therefore interest in novel strategies for its treatment, particularly food allergen immunotherapy (FA-AIT) through the oral (OIT), sublingual (SLIT), or epicutaneous (EPIT) routes. This Guideline, prepared by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Task Force on Allergen Immunotherapy for IgE-mediated Food Allergy, aims to provide evidence-based recommendations for active treatment of IgE-mediated food allergy with FA-AIT. Immunotherapy relies on the delivery of gradually increasing doses of specific allergen to increase the threshold of reaction while on therapy (also…
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37Topics & keywords
- Immunoglobulin E
- Oral immunotherapy
- Allergen
- Allergy
- Immunotherapy
- Medicine
- Immunology
- Food allergens
- Zero hunger