Immunotherapy in allergic diseases.

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.