POSSIBILITIES FOR ALLERGENN-SPECIFIC IMMUNOTHERAPY IN SEVERE ALLERGIC ASTHMA

Abstract

Despite severe asthma is much less common than other phenotypes of asthma, the disease burden is much higher than that imposed by other forms. Allergy may play a significant role in majority cases of severe asthma. Allergen-specific immunotherapy is the only etiology-based treatment capable of allergic disease modification. This review focuses on current evidence for allergen-specific immunotherapy in allergic asthma, especially in cases with severe asthma forms.