Therapy target
Improvement of the symptomatology
Therapy recommendations
- Allergen abstinence (avoiding contact with the triggering allergens).
- In addition to allergen abstinence, specific immunotherapy (SIT; synonyms: allergen-specific immunotherapy, hyposensitization, allergy vaccination) should be performed as early as possible for causative therapy. Prior to this, proof of the clinical relevance of sensitization detected in the allergy test is required!
- Antihistamines, glucocorticoids (symptomatic, i.e., for the treatment of symptoms).
- Cromoglicic acid (prophylactic).
- Anaphylaxis (most severe and threatening form of allergic reaction): glucocorticoids, antihistamines, sympathomimetics (epinephrine; first-line agent), volume replacement
- See also under “Further therapy“.
