New efficacy of LTRAs (montelukast sodium): it possibly prevents food-induced abdominal symptoms during oral immunotherapy
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New efficacy of LTRAs (montelukast sodium): it possibly prevents food-induced abdominal symptoms during oral immunotherapy
BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to elucidate whether leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) can prevent severe allergic reactions, which occur during oral immunotherapy (OIT) in children with food allergies. FINDINGS Five children with food allergies [3 allergic to hen's egg (HE), 1 to wheat, and one to cow's milk (CM); aged between 7 and 12 years; median, 8.5 years] who were started on...
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عنوان ژورنال: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1710-1492
DOI: 10.1186/1710-1492-10-3