Acute desensitization is an immunotherapeutic technique to rapidly induce temporary tolerance to an essential drug in an allergic person, potentially causing mild to moderate anaphylaxis symptoms.
La desensibilización aguda es una técnica inmunoterapéutica para inducir rápidamente tolerancia temporal a un fármaco esencial en una persona alérgica, pudiendo causar síntomas de anafilaxia leve a moderada.
| Front | An immunotherapeutic technique for rapidly inducing temporary tolerance to, for example, an essential drug such as insulin or penicillin in a person who is allergic to it. When performed properly, can produce symptoms of mild to moderate anaphylaxis |
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| Back | acute desensitization |
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