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Allergen immunotherapy, also known as desensitization or hypo-sensitization, is a medical treatment for environmental allergies (such as insect bites) and asthma. [1] [2] Immunotherapy involves exposing people to larger and larger amounts of allergens in an attempt to change the immune system's response.
Allergic reactions can range from mild to severe. Common allergic diseases include allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, allergic conjunctivitis and atopic dermatitis. Each condition presents its own set of symptoms. In severe cases, certain allergies can lead to a life-threatening reaction called anaphylaxis.
Immunotherapy or biological therapy is the treatment of disease by activating or suppressing the immune system.Immunotherapies designed to elicit or amplify an immune response are classified as activation immunotherapies, while immunotherapies that reduce or suppress are classified as suppression immunotherapies.
Spring allergy season has hit most of the U.S., sparking uncomfortable symptoms such as stuffiness, sneezing and itchy eyes along the way. About 25% of American adults suffer from seasonal ...
A type of allergy immunotherapy (AIT) called allergy shots has been around for more than 100 years, and are as close to a cure as possible, says Lighvani. The shots work by gradually exposing a ...
Anti-allergy immunotherapy. Allergen immunotherapy is useful for environmental allergies, allergies to insect bites, and asthma. [6] [118] Its benefit for food allergies is unclear and thus not recommended. [6] Immunotherapy involves exposing people to larger and larger amounts of allergen in an effort to change the immune system's response. [6]
The classification organizes the hypersensitivity reactions to NSAIDs into the following five categories: NSAIDs-exacerbated respiratory disease (NERD) is an acute (immediate to several hours) exacerbation of bronchoconstriction and other symptoms of asthma in individuals with a history of asthma and/or nasal congestion, rhinorrhea or other symptoms of rhinitis and sinusitis in individuals ...
Type I hypersensitivity (or immediate hypersensitivity), in the Gell and Coombs classification of allergic reactions, is an allergic reaction provoked by re-exposure to a specific type of antigen referred to as an allergen. [1] Type I is distinct from type II, type III and type IV hypersensitivities. The relevance of the Gell and Coombs ...