ALLERGIC DISEASES
Allergist-immunologists are capable to manage those kind of diseases:
- Allergic broncopulmonary aspergillosis
- Anaphylaxis (systemic allergic reaction)
- Asthma
- Conjunctivitis
- Cough
- Dermatitis
- Atopic
- Contact
- Drug allergy
- Food allergy
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Insect hypersensitivity
- Occupational allergic diseases
- Primary immune deficency
- Rhinitis- rhinosinusitis
- Urticaria-angioedema
What is an allergist-immunologist?
An allergist-immunologist is a physician who has been trained in either internal mediciene or pediatrics or respiratory medicine and who has completed an additional 3 years of training in allergy and immunology at an accredited training program.The allergist-immunologist is uniguely trained in the following:
- Allergy testing(skin test, in vitro studies)
- History-allergy test evaluation
- Bronchoprovocation testing
- Environmental control instructions
- Ưnhalant immunotherapy
- Immunomodulator therapy (AntiIgE, IVIG)
- Venom immunotherapy
- Food and drug challenges
- Drug desensitization
- Evaluation of immune competence
- Education (disease, medications and monitoring)
- Manaegement of chronic or recurrent conditions in which allergy is not always identified: rhinosinusitis, conjuntivits, asthma, cough, urticaria-angioedema, eczema, anaphylaxis.
Reference: J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006; 117:No: 2: s495-s523.
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