Efficacy and safety of oral desensitization in children with cow's milk allergy according to their serum specific IgE level

C García-Ara, M Pedrosa, MT Belver… - Annals of Allergy …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Oral desensitization in children allergic to cow's milk proteins is not risk
free. The analysis of factors that may influence the outcome is of utmost importance.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the efficacy and safety of the oral desensitization according to
specific IgE (sIgE) level and adverse events during the maintenance phase. METHODS:
Thirty-six patients allergic to cow's milk (mean age, 7 years) were included in an oral
desensitization protocol. Patients were grouped according to sIgE levels (ImmunoCAP) into …