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  2. Allergen immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Severe side effects such as anaphylaxis during subcutaneous immunotherapy treatment are relatively uncommon. [8] Discovered by Leonard Noon and John Freeman in 1911, allergen immunotherapy is the only medicine known to tackle not only the symptoms but also the causes of respiratory allergies. [9]

  3. Omalizumab - Wikipedia

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    Omalizumab is a recombinant DNA -derived humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody which specifically binds to free human immunoglobulin E (IgE) in the blood and interstitial fluid and to the membrane-bound form of IgE (mIgE) on the surface of mIgE-expressing B lymphocytes. [13][14] Its primary adverse effect is anaphylaxis.

  4. Allergic rhinitis - Wikipedia

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    Allergic rhinitis, of which the seasonal type is called hay fever, is a type of inflammation in the nose that occurs when the immune system overreacts to allergens in the air. [6] Signs and symptoms include a runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, red, itchy, and watery eyes, and swelling around the eyes. [1] The fluid from the nose is usually clear. [2]

  5. Anti-allergic agent - Wikipedia

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    Allergen immunotherapy is an alternative treatment considered in some patients, with a success rate of 80%-90% in reducing symptoms, [3] but requiring a much longer duration of therapy. The choice of medications depends on the disease to be treated, its severity and patient factors.

  6. Immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  7. Allergic conjunctivitis - Wikipedia

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    Allergic conjunctivitis (AC) is inflammation of the conjunctiva (the membrane covering the white part of the eye) due to allergy. [1] Although allergens differ among patients, the most common cause is hay fever. Symptoms consist of redness (mainly due to vasodilation of the peripheral small blood vessels), edema (swelling) of the conjunctiva ...

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