Oral desensitization for milk allergy in children: State of the art

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 560-564

  Pajno, Giovanni B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cow's milk allergy; desensitization; oral immunotherapy; tolerance

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MILK PROTEIN; PLACEBO;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CHILD CARE; DESENSITIZATION; ECZEMA; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MILK ALLERGY; ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; MILK PROTEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80255135534     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32834cd298     Document Type: Review

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