Therapy target
Improvement of the symptomatology
Therapy recommendations
- Avoid exposure to the triggering allergens; however, complete allergen abstinence is not possible
- Antihistamines and glucocorticoids for acute and chronic therapy, respectively.
- Cromoglicic acid for prophylaxis.
- Anaphylaxis: glucocorticoids, antihistamines, sympathomimetics (epinephrine; first-line agent), volume replacement
- 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!
- See also under “Further therapy“.
