© Copyright The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology • The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease http://e-aair.org Allergen immunotherapy has been used for more than a century to treat allergic diseases, including allergic rhinitis and asthma, as well as venom-induced anaphylaxis. The efficacy of immunotherapy has been established by many double-blind,...

BACKGROUND Ultra-rush regimens for administering sublingual immunotherapy to patients with allergies are becoming more widespread. We aimed to assess treatment safety for patients with allergic rhinitis with or without asthma caused by Dermatophagoides house dust mites. METHODS This observational study at 5 Spanish centers included 218 patients aged 4-64 years, of whom 117 were women and 122 ...

In the treatment of respiratory allergies Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) represents a valid alternative to Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (SCIT) for its better safety profile. We describe a case of acute severe asthma following the first maintenance dose of SLIT in a boy allergic to Parietaria pollen. At the initiation of therapy, the patient was in healthy condition and his asthma appeared to be ...