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Karger Publishers, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 2(149), p. 178-180, 2009

DOI: 10.1159/000189203

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Desensitization in Interferon-β1a Allergy: A Case Report

Journal article published in 2009 by Ayse Fusun Kalpaklioglu, Ayse Baccioglu Kavut, Ali Kemal Erdemoglu ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

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.