TY - JOUR
T1 - Immunotherapy for Cat Allergies
T2 - A Potential Strategy to Scratch Back
AU - Clark, James
AU - White, Nicole D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © 2017 The Author(s).
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Cat allergies are a common and costly problem in the United States. Various drug and nondrug therapies exist to alleviate and control symptoms once allergic disease has developed. However, these therapies are often ineffective or do not address the underlying condition itself. Immunotherapy is an option for patients when symptoms are not adequately controlled by medications and/or avoidance measures, when adverse effects of medications are unacceptable, or when the patient wants to reduce their long-term use of medication. The purpose of this article is to describe the efficacy and safety of immunotherapy when used to prevent or treat cat allergies.
AB - Cat allergies are a common and costly problem in the United States. Various drug and nondrug therapies exist to alleviate and control symptoms once allergic disease has developed. However, these therapies are often ineffective or do not address the underlying condition itself. Immunotherapy is an option for patients when symptoms are not adequately controlled by medications and/or avoidance measures, when adverse effects of medications are unacceptable, or when the patient wants to reduce their long-term use of medication. The purpose of this article is to describe the efficacy and safety of immunotherapy when used to prevent or treat cat allergies.
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U2 - 10.1177/1559827617701389
DO - 10.1177/1559827617701389
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85023175239
VL - 11
SP - 310
EP - 313
JO - American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
JF - American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
SN - 1559-8276
IS - 4
ER -