TITLE:
Clinical Efficacy of Allergen Specific Immunotherapy (ASIT) in Allergic Rhinitis
AUTHORS:
Rao Sukhesh
KEYWORDS:
Allergen Specific Immunotherapy, Allergic Rhinitis
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.2 No.4,
September
30,
2011
ABSTRACT: Though efficacy of Allergen Specific Immunotherapy (ASIT) has been proved in many studies, reports about success in clinical practice and under field conditions in alleviating the suffering or decreasing the morbidity in patients of Allergic Rhinitis are few. 260 patients of Allergic Rhinitis without coexisting diseases were included. Skin prick test was done on all patients. ASIT was initiated with common inhalant indoor allergens as per standard protocol and patients were assessed at the start and at 2 m, 6 m and 18 months of ASIT. ASIT was able to significantly reduce the symptom score in all the three groups namely sneezing, rhinorrhoea and nasal itching (p