• The Journal of pediatrics · Dec 2009

    Case Reports

    Effective desensitization to imiglucerase in a patient with type I Gaucher disease.

    • Diego G Peroni, Lydia Pescollderungg, Giorgio L Piacentini, Walburga Cassar, and Attilio L Boner.
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. peroni.diego@tiscalinet.it
    • J. Pediatr. 2009 Dec 1; 155 (6): 940-1.

    AbstractWe describe a child who had anaphylactic hypersensitivity to imiglucerase therapy for Gaucher disease. Treatment was stopped and symptoms returned. After immune desensitization to imiglucerase using a rush protocol, the patient was able to resume treatment and has not had further hypersensitivity complications to date.

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