Hay fever: controversial desensitization

The only effective way to get rid of hay fever, desensitization through gradual exposure to allergens has been called into question by the French magazine "Prescrire". According to its assessment, which is independent of the pharmaceutical industry, desensitization is too risky given the expected benefits for what is, after all, a benign condition. in fact, 1% of patients suffer allergic shock, sometimes fatally.