Safety of allergen immunotherapy in children.

Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Published: December 2023

Purpose Of Review: The current review discusses allergen immunotherapy (AIT) safety in children.

Recent Findings: AIT is a well tolerated and effective treatment for pediatric allergic conditions. While mostly well tolerated, severe reactions and near fatal reactions may occur with subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) once in every 160 000 visits. Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is associated more with local side effects, but severe systemic reactions, including anaphylaxis, have been rarely reported. Providing informed consent, recognizing risk factors for severe systemic reactions, such as severe or uncontrolled asthma, and mitigating the risk of severe reactions are important components to improving the safety of AIT.

Summary: Overall, AIT is well tolerated in children, and data suggest that the incidence of systemic reactions in children receiving SCIT is no less than mixed populations of adult and pediatric patients. SLIT carries less risk for systemic reactions, and local oral site-application reactions are usually mild and resolve within 15 days of treatment.

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