Therapy target
Improvement of the symptomatology
Therapy recommendations
- Allergen abstinence; in animal dander allergies, complete avoidance of allergen exposure is often not achievable despite abstaining from a pet.
- Antihistamines, possibly also glucocorticoids (acute and chronic therapy).
- Cromoglicic acid (prophylactic therapy).
- For causal therapy, specific immunotherapy (synonyms: hyposensitization, allergy vaccination) can be performed in certain cases. Prior to this, proof of the clinical relevance of sensitization detected in the allergy test is required!
- Anaphylaxis (most severe and threatening form of allergic reaction): glucocorticoids, antihistamines, sympathomimetics (epinephrine; first-line agent), volume replacement.
- See also under “Further therapy”.
