Allergen Avoidance in the Treatment of Asthma and Rhinitis

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The evidence that allergens found inside houses are an important cause of perennial rhinitis and asthma comes from three types of studies. In one type, the delivery of allergen in the laboratory has provoked the clinical condition; in another type, the avoidance of allergens has been shown to result in fewer symptoms of disease; and the third type examines the epidemiologic association between the prevalence of disease and sensitization to particular allergens. These results lead logically to two different forms of allergen-specific treatment: immunotherapy, in which the physician tries to induce tolerance to a given allergen, and avoidance of allergen. . . .

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