[Hyposensitization with cross-reacting pollen allergens].
Grass-pollen are one of the most common allergens in pollinosis. Rye-pollen are the most important allergens among cereals-pollen in Germany. Between pollen-allergens, the phenomenon of cross-sensitivity is well-known. In the RAST und RAST-Inhibitionstest the cross-sensitivity between grass-pollen and rye-pollen is well documentated. In the clinic the test and challenge with some grass-pollen ist suitable for the diagnosis and planing of therapy. Therefore, it seems, that therapy with grass-pollen should produce the same results as a treatment with grass- and rye-pollen. We treated 35 patients allergic with poaceae-pollen for 3 years in two different ways: One group we treated only with grass-pollen, the other group we treated with grass- and rye-pollen. Under the therapy we controlled the specific IgE and IgG, the nasal challenge-test and the subjective symptoms by diaries and questionnaires. The specific IgE for phleum pratense and rye-pollen decreased, the specific IgG increased in both groups. There were no differences between the two therapy-groups. In the clinical data-subjective and nasal challenge-the therapeutic effect seemed to be better in the group treated with grass- and rye-pollen.