医学
安慰剂
麻醉
术前用药
过敏
组胺
入射(几何)
全身给药
脱敏(药物)
局部反应
免疫疗法
外科
免疫学
内科学
癌症
病理
物理
替代医学
生物技术
受体
体内
光学
生物
作者
Joseph Portnoy,K Bagstad,H Kanarek,Fermín Paul Pacheco‐Moisés,Bob Hall,Jay M. Portnoy
出处
期刊:PubMed
日期:1994-11-01
卷期号:73 (5): 409-18
被引量:81
摘要
Rush immunotherapy, while having many potential benefits, is associated with an increased incidence of systemic reactions.To determine whether pretreatment with medications reduces the rate of systemic reactions during rush immunotherapy and to identify predictors of such reactions if possible.We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 22 allergic children ages 6 to 18 years who received rush immunotherapy. Active treatment consisted of a combination of H1 and H2 histamine antagonists and a corticosteroid in gelatin capsules given prior to administration of rush immunotherapy whereas placebo patients received lactose. Rush immunotherapy consisted of eight injections of increasing doses of a mixture of allergens to which each patient was skin-reactive over 1 1/2 days. Serial skin tests and peak expiratory flow rate measurements were performed during the procedure. Following the initial series of injections, patients were followed for 8 weeks and had blood drawn at 2-week intervals for measurements of specific IgG and IgE.Systemic reactions were observed in 3 (27%) active and 8 (73%) placebo patients (Fisher's exact test: P = .047). The mean time for systemic reactions was 63 minutes after a previous injection. The most common dose causing a systemic reaction was 0.3 mL of 1:1000 (wt/vol). The best predictors of development of a systemic reaction were degrees of skin sensitivity to the extract before and after premedication. Local reactions were not associated with subsequent systemic reactions. Specific IgG rose by 2 weeks while specific IgE did not change significantly during the 8-week follow-up period. Pretreatment did not change the number of systemic reactions seen with subsequent injections.Premedication significantly reduces the incidence of systemic reactions during rush immunotherapy and is therefore recommended. Degree of skin sensitivity to the injected extract may eventually prove to be a clinically useful predictor for the development of systemic reactions.
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