Improvement of shrimp allergy after sublingual immunotherapy for house dust mites: A case report

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 162-164

  Cortellini, G ^a   Spadolini, I ^b   Santucci, A ^a   Cova, V ^d   Conti, C ^d   Corvetta, A ^a   Passalacqua, G ^c  

^a Rimini Hospital   (Italy)

^b Anallergo spa Immunotherapy Research   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d Area Vasta Romagna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergen cross reactivities; House doust mites; Shrimps; Specific immunotherapy; Tropomyosin

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; TROPOMYOSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DESENSITIZATION; DYSPNEA; ENTERITIS; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FOOD ALLERGY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MILD PERSISTENT ASTHMA; RHINITIS; SEA FOOD; SHRIMP; SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; URTICARIA;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; CROSS REACTIONS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PENAEIDAE; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SHELLFISH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPOMYOSIN;

EID: 80855130281     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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