Abstract:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Asthma and allergic rhinitis are two of the most widespread chronic medical conditions. Asthma, a condition which encompasses chronic inflammation of the lower airway resulting in expiratory obstruction, may represent an end phase along the allergic disease spectrum ultimately stemming initially from nasal allergic rhinitis and bronchial hyper-reactivity. The purpose of this review was to evaluate the available published literature over the past 12 months regarding the role of allergy immunotherapy in the treatment of asthma. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent clinical trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses have demonstrated that allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASI), especially sublingual immunotherapy for as short as 12 months, may help improve asthma symptoms and reduce medication usage. However, studies have not demonstrated overall improvement in pulmonary function tests despite improvement in symptoms. Barriers to asthmatic patients initiating and maintaining ASI include lack of payment by health insurer, inconvenience, and potentially worsening asthma exacerbations/symptoms for patients with severe disease. SUMMARY:ASI may change the natural course of allergic asthma by reducing the risk of acute respiratory exacerbations and symptoms. Additional studies are necessary to examine whether early treatment of allergy sensitivities with ASI may ultimately prevent the progression to asthma.
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Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgauthors
Mener DJ,Lin SYdoi
10.1097/MOO.0000000000000249subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-06-01 00:00:00pages
215-20issue
3eissn
1068-9508issn
1531-6998pii
00020840-201606000-00008journal_volume
24pub_type
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
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更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOO.0b013e3282495925
更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00020840-200502000-00006
更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOO.0000000000000024
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOO.0b013e32833b6f19
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00020840-200302000-00008
更新日期:2003-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOO.0000000000000140
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2007-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00