POSITION PAPER: General considerations on rapid desensitization for drug hypersensitivity a consensus statement

General considerations on rapid desensitization for drug hypersensitivity – a consensus statement J. R. Cernadas* , K. Brockow* , A. Romano* , W. Aberer , M. J. Torres , A. Bircher , P. Campi , M. L. Sanz , M. Castells, P. Demoly & W. J. Pichler , for the European Network of Drug Allergy and the EAACI interest group on drug hypersensitivity Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Medical University, H. S. João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Dermatology und Allergology Biederstein, Division Environmental Dermatology and Allergology Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen/TUM, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany; Allergy Unit, C.I. Columbus, Rome and IRCCS Oasi Maria S.S., Troina, Italy; Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Research Unit for Allergic Diseases, Allergy Service, Carlos Haya Hospital, Malaga, Spain; Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; Allergy Clinic, Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze, Florence, Italy; Department of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University Clinic, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA; Exploration des Allergies, Maladies Respiratoires, INSERM U657, Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Clinic for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology/Allergology, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland