Abstract
Background: The primary use of omalizumab (trade name Xolair) is for patients with severe, persistent and allergic asthma. Our aim was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of omalizumab as a treatment modality in patients with different allergic conditions. Methods: There were eleven patients, whom followed-up with omalizumab therapy in the Immunology - Allergy Clinic, were evaluated by the clinical findings of nasal polyposis, anaphylaxis history, drug allergy, latex allergy, food allergy, autoimmune urticaria, allergic rhino-conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, angioedema and venom allergy. Results: The patients, who had severe persistent asthma for periods ranging from 3 to 8 years, were enrolled in the study. Omalizumab was chosen as a potential new systemic therapy for the patients due to the clinical indication. Clinical symptoms of the all patients with severe persistent asthma were decreased. And in addition, asthma control test and pulmonary function tests were improved up. A severe anaphylactic reaction is prevented in a patient with 48 bee stings. Conclusion: This clinical follow-up of omalizumab treated patients with severe persistent asthma and many different allergic conditions, suggests omalizumab is an effective therapy for asthma and different allergic conditions.
Highlights
The use of omalizumab has been evaluated in several allergic conditions, including allergic rhinitis, asthma, Churg-Strauss syndrome, atopic eczema, urticaria, angioedema, latex allergy, and concurrently with allergy immunotherapy to try to blunt reactions [110]
The omalizumab treatment efficacy was studied on severe persistent asthma patients with co-morbid allergic conditions
Eleven patients were included in this follow-up study with severe persistent asthma whose mean age was 43 years and patient characteristics were given in table 1
Summary
The use of omalizumab has been evaluated in several allergic conditions, including allergic rhinitis, asthma, Churg-Strauss syndrome, atopic eczema, urticaria, angioedema, latex allergy, and concurrently with allergy immunotherapy to try to blunt reactions [110]. The omalizumab treatment efficacy was studied on severe persistent asthma patients with co-morbid allergic conditions. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms, asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and respiratory function impairment among our Mediterranean region of Turkey; Antalya is considered to be higher than rest of the continent because of the climatic conditions [11]. That omalizumab becomes more important to be used in stabilizing the clinical features of patients having more than one allergic condition. The primary use of omalizumab (trade name Xolair) is for patients with severe, persistent and allergic asthma. Our aim was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of omalizumab as a treatment modality in patients with different allergic conditions
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
