Mammalian milk allergy: Avoidance strategies and oral desensitization

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-264

  Skripak, Justin M ^a   Wood, Robert A ^b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Cow's milk allergy; Desensitization; Food allergy; Oral immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CODFISH ALLERGEN; EGG PROTEIN; FOOD ALLERGEN; HAZELNUT EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; MILK PROTEIN; POLLEN ANTIGEN; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECZEMA; EGG ALLERGY; EXPOSURE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HEATING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; MILK INTOLERANCE; MOUTH DISEASE; NAUSEA; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MILK; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; MILK PROTEINS;

EID: 68049137284     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32832b2218     Document Type: Review

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