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Review
. 2017 Oct 3;13(10):2390-2396.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2017.1364823.

Immunotherapy of house dust mite allergy

Lin Yang  1 , Rongfei Zhu  1
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Review

Immunotherapy of house dust mite allergy

Lin Yang et al. Hum Vaccin Immunother. .

Abstract

House dust mite (HDM) is a predominant source of indoor aeroallergen worldwide, which induces allergic diseases including allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, allergic asthma, atopic eczema and other allergic skin diseases. Allergen specific immunotherapy (AIT) is the only potential disease-modifying treatment of HDM allergic subjects. However, AIT remains underused due to no universally accepted allergen standardization and a shortage of rigorous clinical studies to confirm safety and efficacy. With the effort of doctors and researchers in allergy field, efficacy, safety, standardization and strategy of AIT are being continuously developed. This review presents the updated research based on recently published trials and meta-analyses.

Keywords: efficacy; house dust mite; immunotherapy; safety.

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