Karger Publishers, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 2(149), p. 178-180, 2009
DOI: 10.1159/000189203
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We report a 41-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) who was successfully desensitized after she developed non-injection-site urticaria and angioedema due to interferon (IFN)-β1a. Although a few cases of urticaria and anaphylaxis have been reported in the literature, to our knowledge this is the first report of a successful desensitization with IFN-β1a. Desensitization with IFN-β1a allowed us to continue with the administration of interferon-β, which is a mainstay in treatment for MS.