Vnitr Lek 2025, 71(3):152-155 | DOI: 10.36290/vnl.2025.027

Tree pollen allergy, pollen food syndrome and allergen immunotherapy

Magdalena Herknerová
Anacarde, s. r. o., ordinace alergologie a klinické imunologie, Mníšek pod Brdy

Tree pollen allergy presents an increasing problem in industrialized countries. This disease develops in sensitised people after inhalation of pollen grains of birch and other related trees. Clinical symptoms of tree pollen allergy (seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, seasonal asthma bronchiale and secondary pollen food syndrome) have significant negative impact on the quality of life in these patients. The purpose of this review is to touch the taxonomy of the trees, describe cross-reactivity of relevant allergens, prevalence, the influence of climatic changes and to stress the importance of allergen immunotherapy as a disease modifying treatment.

Keywords: allergy to tree pollen, allergen immunotherapy, Bet v 1 allergen, cross reactivity, pollen food syndrome.

Accepted: April 28, 2025; Published: May 16, 2025  Show citation

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Herknerová M. Tree pollen allergy, pollen food syndrome and allergen immunotherapy. Vnitr Lek. 2025;71(3):152-155. doi: 10.36290/vnl.2025.027.
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