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1Unit of Allergy, University Hospital of La Plana, Vila-Real, Spain Phone: +34 964 3999 61 Fax: +34 964 3576 01
Summary:
Currently, the management of people diagnosed with shellfish allergy relies on the avoidance of those foods. HDM immunotherapy has been reported to induce both shrimp allergy in non-allergic patients, and shrimp tolerance in shrimp-allergic patients. This article summarizes therapeutic options other than avoidance diet for shrimp allergic patients available once the diagnostic is established, such as production of hypoallergenic shrimp, use of immunotherapy with modified allergens, probiotics and Chinese herbal formulations.
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