Allergy Testing...
What is an Allergy?
An allergy occurs when the body’s immune system over-reacts to normally harmless substances (called allergens). These substances may be in the air or what you touch or eat. Allergies are a contributing factor to conditions such as hay fever, asthma and eczema.
Symptoms vary and can cause sneezing, a runny nose, watery, itchy eyes, irritated and itchy throat & a stuffy blocked nose. Eczema & dermatitis can occur causing itchy, red rashes. Allergies to some foods can cause urticaria (itchy blisters and red patches on the skin).
We perform the skin prick test, where a needle is pricked into the skin through a drop of the suspected allergen, usually on the forearm. The size of the wheal and surrounding redness on the skin indicates how strongly you are allergic to a particular allergen. We usually test for approx 20 substances at one time.
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Tomato
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Orange
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Wheat
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Rice
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Oat
Food Allergens:
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Cows Milk
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Potato
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Egg White
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Soya
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Strawberry
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Cod
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Peanut
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Maize
Pollens/Mites/Epithelia:
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Tree Mixture
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Timothy Grass
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Birch
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Derm/Dust Mite
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Horse Hair
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Cat Hair
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Dog Hair
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Feathers
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"Excellent allergy test for my little girl. Dr Ranga never left us through the whole 50 min process. Extremely impressed." Tanya, Cork. Mar'14 WhatClinic.com
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