The Nuts and Bolts of Food Immunotherapy: The Future of Food Allergy

Children

Katherine Anagnostou¹  Sara Anvari¹ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, Section of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA;

关键词: food allergy;    desensitization;    oral immunotherapy;    sublingual immunotherapy;    epicutaneous immunotherapy;    children;   

DOI  :  10.3390/children5040047

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Food allergies are on the rise and have a major impact on the quality of life of the food allergic child and their family. Currently, the mainstream treatment for food allergies is strict avoidance and elimination of the allergenic food(s) from the patient’s diet in order to prevent an allergic reaction. However, recent advances in research have presented new therapeutic options for food allergic patients that are potentially becoming promising alternatives to traditional treatment. Food immunotherapy is the most popular of these new emerging interventions and has been studied intensively over the last decade for various foods. In this review, we discuss this exciting new development that is aspiring to become part of the mainstream therapy for food allergy.

【 授权许可】

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