Dr. Díaz Donado replies

To the Editor: I congratulate Caramaschi and colleagues for achieving the best outcome for their patients1. In trials, in new procedures in medicine, it is very important to use accurate terms, in an appropriate way. “Desensitization procedure”2 means an attempt to induce tolerance to an offending drug. To name the process desensitization we must have demonstrated that the drug caused the reaction by an allergic mechanism (Gell-Coombs classification3). Anaphylaxis …