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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Marufa Marium, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
The mainstay of treatment for allergy is pharmacological medical therapy.
Medical Therapy
- Medical therapies for allergy include [[pharmacotherapy], immunotherapy and Unproven therapy. Immunotherapy via desensitization or hyposensitization, as well as enzyme potentiated desensitization, are common methodologies. The medical treatments for allergic conditions have vastly improved in recent years.[1]
Pharmacotherapy
- Antihistamine
- Corticosteroid
- Epinephrine
- Theophylline
- Cromolyn sodium
- Anti-leukotrienes
- Anti-cholinergics
- Decongestants
- Mast cell stabilizers
Immunotherapy
- Desensitization or hyposensitization with allergen [2]
- Intravenous injection of monoclonal anti-IgE antibodies Omalizumab
- Sublingual immunotherapy
Unproven or Ineffective Treatments
- enzyme potentiated desensitization[3]
- Complementary medicine : naturopathy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine and kinesiology[4]
References
- ↑ Sicherer SH, Leung DY (2007). "Advances in allergic skin disease, anaphylaxis, and hypersensitivity reactions to foods, drugs, and insects". J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 119 (6): 1462–9. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.02.013. PMID 17412401.
- ↑ Ross RN, Nelson HS, Finegold I (2000). "Effectiveness of specific immunotherapy in the treatment of allergic rhinitis: an analysis of randomized, prospective, single- or double-blind, placebo-controlled studies". Clinical therapeutics. 22 (3): 342–50. doi:10.1016/S0149-2918(00)80038-7. PMID 10963288.
- ↑ Terr AI (2004). "Unproven and controversial forms of immunotherapy". Clinical allergy and immunology. 18: 703–10. PMID 15042943.
- ↑ Altunç U, Pittler MH, Ernst E (2007). "Homeopathy for childhood and adolescence ailments: systematic review of randomized clinical trials". Mayo Clin. Proc. 82 (1): 69–75. PMID 17285788.