Abstract
The sensitization to more allergens, such as polysenitization, is becoming a frequent characteristic of allergic patients, since the childhood. However, this phenomenon is considered an obstacle to prescribe immunotherapy by many doctors. This study investigated the relevance of polysensitization in a cohort of allergic children and evaluated the number of allergen extracts prescribed for these children. There are allergens that are frequent, but not prescribed. This issue should be matter of adequate debate for Italian paediatricians.
Highlights
The sensitization to more allergens, such as polysenitization, is becoming a frequent characteristic of allergic patients, since the childhood
The presence of polysensitization may represent an obstacle for prescribing allergen-specific immunotherapy, which is the possible strategy to cure respiratory allergy
The findings showed that most children had persistent allergic rhinitis of moderate-severe grade and half of them had asthma associated with rhinitis
Summary
The sensitization to more allergens, such as polysenitization, is becoming a frequent characteristic of allergic patients, since the childhood. Sensitization is the phenomenon characterized by the production of allergen-specific IgE. True allergy diagnosis is based on the documented demonstration of a causeeffect relationship between the exposure to sensitizing allergen and symptom occurrence. Most of allergic children are sensitized to more allergens, such as polisesnitized [1]. The presence of polysensitization may represent an obstacle for prescribing allergen-specific immunotherapy, which is the possible strategy to cure respiratory allergy.
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