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TOPICS Overview Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergilllosis (ABPA) Anaphylaxis - Updated Asthma Asthma Diagnosis
Environmental diagnosis
and management
Asthma Treatment:
Immunotherapy
Asthma Treatment:
Preventing Morbidity - Updated
Asthma Treatment:
Preventing Mortality
- Updated
Asthma Treatment:
Adherence
Occupational Asthma
Conjunctivitis Cough Dermatitis Atopic - Updated
Contact
Drug Allergy - Updated Food Allergy - Updated Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Insect Hypersensitivity Occupational Diseases
Primary Immune Deficiency - Updated Rhinitis/Rhinosinusitis Rhinitis - Updated
Sinusitis
Urticaria/Angioedema - Updated
Consultation and Referral Guidelines Citing the Evidence
Disease Group: Asthma Treatment: Immunotherapy
- Consider referral for allergen immunotherapy for asthmatic patients if there is a clear relationship between asthma and exposure to an unavoidable aeroallergen to which specific IgE antibodies have been demonstrated and:
Poor response to pharmacotherapy or avoidance measures
Unacceptable side effects of medications
Desire to avoid long term pharmacotherapy
Coexisiting allergic rhinitis
Long duration of symptoms (perennial or major portion of the year)
[Rationale]
- Referral for allergy evaluation in children and adults with allergic rhinitis because immunotherapy may potentially prevent the development of asthma
[Rationale]
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