Pınar Gur Cetinkaya, Melike Kahveci, Saliha Esenboğa, Betul Karaatmaca, Ozge Soyer, Bulent Enis Sekerel, Ayfer Tuncer, Umit Murat Sahiner
BACKGROUND: Subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) is the allergen-specific curative treatment of allergic rhinitis. Adverse effects, most of which are local, can be observed during the immunotherapy. These adverse effects have been reported more frequently during the pollen season. The purpose of this study was to estimate the rate of local, large local, and systemic reactions during the treatment, to determine the relationship between adverse reactions and the season in which these reactions occur, as well as the risk factors for adverse reactions during the grass pollen-specific SCIT treatment in children...
August 2020: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology