Conclusions of Allergy conclave.
- Allergy is a global problem with ever growing prevalence.
- While pharma co therapy is good for control of symptoms , immunotherapy is the only answer for disease modification.
- For effective immunotherapy allergen identification should be accurate.
- Accurate allergen identification depends on purified allergenic extracts , right technique and selection of subjects.
- It is common to have multi-allergen sensitivity in a patient, in such situation most appropriate allergen need to be selected based on scientific evidence.
- Detailed history is most crucial in allergen identification correlation.
- SPT is the preferred method of allergy tests , SIgE may be necessary only in select situations and certainly remote testing just by sending blood to some laboratory must be condemned.
- Purified extracts with standardized biological value should be available to deal with this problem.
