Oral and Sublingual Immunotherapy

Overview

Journal Curr Treat Options Allergy

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 2014 Aug 19

PMID 25133094

Authors

Edwin H Kim

Wesley Burks

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Abstract

Allergic diseases have continued to increase throughout the developed world. Subcutaneous immunotherapy has been a mainstay of treatment for allergic rhinitis and asthma, however, some patients are precluded from treatment. On the other hand, in the case of food allergy, treatments simply do not exist. Oral and sublingual immunotherapy, with its superior safety and ease of administration, offers an alternative for patients with allergic rhinitis and asthma and has also been promising as a potential treatment for food allergy. The review summarizes significant advances from the past year including further data on the effectiveness of existing treatments, preliminary data on novel treatments, and further understanding of the mechanisms of these new therapies.

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