Food allergy and anaphylaxis - 2041. Rush oral immunotherapy for severe food allergy: one year follow up
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Background Prevalence of severe food allergy with high risk of anaphylaxis has been increasing and daily restricted diet and fear of accidental anaphylaxis are great burden on the patients. Oral immunotherapy (OIT) may be a hope for the cure but has not been established at present. We performed OIT for severe food allergy with a unique protocol aiming to achieve the dosing of high amount during rush phase.
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Management of Food Allergy
Although food allergy is a major public health problem, currently there is no effective and safe treatment except to avoid the foods .But the need for new options is critical now as the number of children diagnosed with food allergies rises. Avoiding the offending allergen in the diet is the primary treatment of food allergy. Once a food to which the patient is sensitive has been identified, th...
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