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'''Drug desensitization''' is a technique for suppressing dangerous immune reactions to specific drugs, such that the drug may be used for treatment. It uses different approaches than [[allergy desensitization]], intended to produce long-term effects. <ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://intmedweb.wfubmc.edu/grand_rounds/1999/drug_allergy.html | |||
| title = Drug Desensitization | |||
| journal = Wake Forest School of Medicine}}</ref> | |||
It is primarily directed at Type I, or [[immunoglobin E|immunoglobin E]]-mediated, in the [[Gell and Coombs classification of immune reactions]]. | |||
Revision as of 20:45, 24 September 2010
Drug desensitization is a technique for suppressing dangerous immune reactions to specific drugs, such that the drug may be used for treatment. It uses different approaches than allergy desensitization, intended to produce long-term effects. [1]
It is primarily directed at Type I, or immunoglobin E-mediated, in the Gell and Coombs classification of immune reactions.
- ↑ "Drug Desensitization", Wake Forest School of Medicine