Dr. Kenneth Backman of Allergy & Asthma Care comments: "This study demonstrates the effectiveness of a testing protocol in dramatically reducing the risk of recurrent reactions to iodinated contrast media (CT scan dye. While most allergy practices do not have access to these contrast media to perf...
Once we arrived, Morgan had already met with the physician’s assistant, reviewed his food allergies, and explained that he has had adverse reactions to pain meds (vomiting) when she offered him some pain relief. The PA ordered a blood draw, an IV saline drip, and a CT scan of his abd...
orange, pink, or purple dyed foods, you may have a rare allergy to red food coloring. The cause of the reaction is the pregnant cochineal bug, which lives on prickly pear cactuses from Arizona to South America, and specifically, their carmine pigment. Although rare, allergies to red dye c...
orange, pink, or purple dyed foods, you may have a rare allergy to red food coloring. The cause of the reaction is the pregnant cochineal bug, which lives on prickly pear cactuses from Arizona to South America, and specifically, their carmine pigment. Although rare, allergies to red dye c...
The neck-chest-abdomen CT scan confirmed a generalized lymphadenopathy and the node biopsy was suggestive for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. After the discharge, the patient showed a reactivation of herpes labialis associated with swelling of the lower lip till the submandibular right region that, due...