Sublingual immunotherapy to house dust mite as an immunological intervention in refractory atopic dermatitis
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https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2019.v05.i02.010Keywords:
Atopic dermatitis; House dust mites; Sublingual immunotherapy.Abstract
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) with house dust mite (HDM) preparation has been shown to reduce disease severity in patients
with atopic dermatitis (AD). A 5-year-old girl with severe Atopic Dermatitis refractive to all possible pharmacotherapy was put on
SLIT for dust mite and followed up for a period of one year. SLIT to dust mite proved highly effective in reducing the disease severity
score as well as prevention of exacerbations in this patient.
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2019-04-27
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Sublingual immunotherapy to house dust mite as an immunological intervention in refractory atopic dermatitis. (2019). Indian Journal of Case Reports, 5(2), 123-125. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2019.v05.i02.010
