Oral immunotherapy vs food avoidance

Food allergies have a tremendous financial effect on families and society in general, with 8% of families reporting food allergy with a direct medical cost of $4.3 billion.1 Food allergies are also the major risk factor for recurrent emergency department visits for anaphylaxis.2 Therefore, treatment of food allergy and preventing severe reactions are major goals in the allergy community for physicians, patients, and families. One of the major questions in the treatment of food allergy is whether to prescribe oral immunotherapy (OIT).

Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - May 31, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Jonathan M. Spergel Tags: Editorial Source Type: research