Aberer, W.
Title: How to cope with side effects of specific immunotherapy?
ALLERGOLOGIE. 2007; 30(1): 24-29.
Doi: 10.5414/ALP30024
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Several million immunotherapy injections are administered annually. The risk of a fatal systemic reaction from immunotherapy is extremely small. However, any systemic reaction is unacceptable, and all physicians prescribing and/or administering such therapy must be aware of these risks and institute appropriate office procedures to minimize them. Reassessment of the "optimal dose" of standardized vaccines may be necessary to adjust for the increased potency of standardized vaccines. This may improve the overall safety of immunotherapy by limiting the incidence of systemic reactions while providing more predictable therapeutic results. This article is based on the WHO position paper on allergen immunotherapy and the corresponding S2 Guidelines of the German Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology.
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