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Does switching arms enhance the efficacy of subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy?

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Do you switch arms to try to enhance the efficacy of subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy?

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Allergy & Immunology · Washington University School of Medicine
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I wish we knew. Many of us switch arms with immunotherapy doses routinely to try to minimize local reactions and "spread out allergen evenly," so to speak. It is the latter concept that is relevant to the question. I do not know of any data as it pertains to allergen immunotherapy. However, there is...

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