State of the art on food allergen immunotherapy: oral, sublingual, and epicutaneous
SM Jones, AW Burks, C Dupont - Journal of Allergy and Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
IgE-mediated food allergy is a global health problem that affects millions of persons and
affects every aspect of life for the patient. Developing effective treatment strategies to
augment current practice standards of strict dietary avoidance of antigens and availability of
self-injectable epinephrine has been a major focus of research teams, advocacy groups,
funding agencies, and patients and their families. Significant progress has been made
through the development of allergen-specific immunotherapy encompassing 3 major forms …
affects every aspect of life for the patient. Developing effective treatment strategies to
augment current practice standards of strict dietary avoidance of antigens and availability of
self-injectable epinephrine has been a major focus of research teams, advocacy groups,
funding agencies, and patients and their families. Significant progress has been made
through the development of allergen-specific immunotherapy encompassing 3 major forms …