Upon analysis of allergic reaction tests and disease development, it was found that asthma was associated with the positive reaction of cockroaches and food, allergic rhinitis with mites, and atopic dermatitis with mold and food.%Conclusion: The study indicated that genetic and some environmental or...
Of these 182 patients, 54.9% gave positive immediate skin reaction by intracutaneous test. Among those atopic patients tested, 57.5% of patients with asthma and 50.7% of patients with allergic rhinitis were sensitive to cockroach extracts. The specific IgE antibody was determined by fluoroallergo...
You may have had an allergic reaction to a food. Food allergy affects about 4 percent of adults and slightly more children. Symptoms of food allergies can also include coughing, vomiting, pale or blue skin coloring, shock, and the potentially life-threatening condition known as anaphylaxis. Some...
Keep your kitchen and bathroom clean and dryto prevent mold and cockroaches. If you’re allergic to cockroaches, and you see signs of them in your home, contact a pest control company. Insect spray won’t do the trick. You have to get rid of all sources of food in your home, even s...
Diagnostic testing is not routinely needed unless patients do not improve when treated empirically; for such patients, skin tests are done to identify a reaction to pollens (seasonal) or to dust mite feces, cockroaches, animal dander, mold, or other antigens (pere...
Upon analysis of allergic reaction tests and disease development, it was found that asthma was associated with the positive reaction of cockroaches and food, allergic rhinitis with mites, and atopic dermatitis with mold and food.%Conclusion: The study indicated that genetic and some environmental or...
A small, swollen red spot called a wheal-and-flare reaction appearing within 15 minutes indicates an allergic response. If skin prick tests are negative, allergists may inject specific allergens into the outer layer of the skin to determine if there is an allergic response. Another method of ...
Allergic conjunctivitis is an immunologic response to an allergen, causing the conjunctiva and sometimes the cornea to become inflamed. The allergic reaction can occur after the person comes into contact with various allergenic substances, including pollen and mold spores. The eye will become easily re...
Cockroaches People may also have allergic reactions if they touch or eat allergens. This type of exposure rarely causes asthma symptoms, but it can cause a serious and even life-threatening reaction, such as anaphylactic shock, which makes it hard to breathe. ...
Patients who have severe allergic reactions should be advised to always carry a prefilled, self-injecting syringe of epinephrine and oral antihistamines and, if a severe reaction occurs, to use these treatments as quickly as possible and then go to th...