What Is Anaphylaxis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
9. Allergy Desensitization
Allergy desensitization, also called immunotherapy or allergy vaccination, involves exposing an allergic person to very small amounts of allergens. The amounts of allergens are progressively increased to cause the body’s immune system to develop immunity to the allergens.
Allergy desensitization has a success rate of between 85 percent and 90 percent in adults and 97 percent to 99 percent in children.
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