Allergen-specific immunotherapy for food allergy: Current knowledge and (possible) future directions

Allergy and Clinical Immunology International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 104-107

  Asero, Riccardo ^a  

^a CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food allergy; Plant derived foods; SIT; SLIT; Specific oral tolerance induction

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BIRCH POLLEN EXTRACT; FOOD ALLERGEN; HAZELNUT EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; KIWIFRUIT EXTRACT; PEANUT EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; POLLEN EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IMMUNOTHERAPY; ALLERGY; APPLE ALLERGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS REACTION; DIET RESTRICTION; DNA IMMUNIZATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FOOD ALLERGY; HAZELNUT ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; KIWIFRUIT ALLERGY; PEANUT ALLERGY; PHARYNGITIS; POLLEN ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 35348966179     PISSN: 08381925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0838-1925.19.3.104     Document Type: Review

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