The Potential Role of Allergen-Specific Sublingual Immunotherapy in Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with increasing prevalence, morbidity, and cost in developed Western countries. Frequently associated with respiratory allergy during adulthood, atopic dermatitis often represents the first phenotypic appearance of atopy in early childhood when the allergic ‘march’ starts and progressively moves toward food allergy, asthma, and rhinitis.