Authors: Z. Kuková; A. Kotzigová; L. Kovács Authors‘ workplace: II. detská klinika LFUK a DFNsP, Bratislava prednosta prof. MUDr. L. Kovács, DrSc., MPH. Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 2003; (12): 754-756. Category:
At the present time allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is the only causal intervention influencing the course ofallergic disease. It is based on the application of increasing amounts of allergen to which the patient is oversensitivewith the aim to reach the dose, which is effective in reaching diminution (disappearance) of symptoms caused bya contact with the causal allergen. The treatment is indicated in patients with allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis andin allergy to insect bite. In previous time the immunotherapy with allergens was administered parenterally. In thelast years increasing attention is paid to local (especially sublingual) route of administration. The authors describetheir own experience in one-year sublingual AIT with Staloralon in 26 patients affected by manifestations ofpollinosis. The monitoring of the disease manifestations during the pollen season revealed a significant decrease inthe occurrence of ocular (P
Key words: allergen immunotherapy, indication and contraindication, pollinosis, children
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