Sublingual allergen immunotherapy – progress in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis
Authors:
M. Schvalbová
Authors‘ workplace:
Imunoalergologická ambulancia, Prešov, Slovenská republika
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2012; 92(7): 401-403
Category:
Of different specialties
Overview
Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is a unique therapeutic method, because of its ability to change the natural course of disease. It offers preventive and long-term effects that persist for years after the treatment has ended. The latest form of AIT is sublingual tablet containing grass allergens suitable for patients with allergic rhinitis with or without allergic conjunctivitis.
Key words:
allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, sublingual allergen immunotherapy
Sources
1. European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA). Allergic- diseases. Minor irritatation or major aggravation? 2007, p. 3–6. Dostupné z www.efanet.org/allergy/ documents/EUSummitReportonAllergicDiseases.pdf.
2. Hrubiško, M. Alergénová imunoterapia a jej miesto v liečbe astmy. Klinická imunológia a alergológia, 2011, č. 3, s. 4–10.
3. Lapšanská, E. Oralair-sublingválne tablety na špecifickú alergénovú imunoterapiu alergie vyvolanej peľom tráv. Klinická imunológia a alergológia, 2010, č. 2, s. 20–22.
4. Petrů, V., Šimoníčková, J., Kolářová, H. První rok s Oralairem. Alergie, 2012, 14, s. 69–72.
5. Pružinec, P. Alergia a antihistaminiká. Bratislava: Bonus, 2005, s. 25–27, 135–137.
6. Pružinec, P. Alergény a špecifická imunoterapia. Bratislava: Bonus, 2010, s. 3–9.
7. Pružinec, P. Sublingválna špecifická imunoterapia. Klinická imunológia a alergológia, 2010, č. 3, s. 36–38.
8. Špičák, V. Budoucnost specifické alergénové imunoterapie. Alergie, 2010, 12, s. 275–276.
9. Špičák, V. Století specifické imunoterapie. Sublinguální alergenová imunoterapie. Alergie, 2011, 13, s. 4–24.
10. Wahn, U. Špecifická imunoterapia: od domnienok k faktom. Expressions o alergénovej imunoterapii, 2010, 31, s. 3.
Labels
General practitioner for children and adolescents General practitioner for adultsArticle was published in
General Practitioner
2012 Issue 7
Most read in this issue
- Bradykinin-induced angioedema and its differential diagnosis
- Evaluating the validity of select fall risk assessment tools in hospitalized elderly
- Sublingual allergen immunotherapy – progress in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis
- Comprehensive assessment of elderly in long-term care institutions