Allergy and Immunology Services

Allergies occur when our body’s natural immune system reacts to an external source which it is not resistant to, and is normally not harmful to the human body. An individual may be allergic to various allergens such as dust, pollen, mold, certain food ingredients, pet fur and medication. Allergic reactions come in many forms such as itchy and watery eyes (hay fever), itchy inflamed skin (hives and eczema), breathing difficulties (asthma or even anaphylaxis) and blood pressure fluctuation, and symptoms can range from mild to severe

Allergies can affect anyone, at any age, and sufferers should seek treatment to manage symptoms.

Immunology is the study of the relationship between the body’s system and its immunity. Disorders of the immune system include lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and other hypersensitivities such as asthma and other allergies.

Procedures for Allergies and Immunological Disorders

- Array of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are also available:

- Skin testing for evaluation of inhalant allergy, food allergy, medication allergy

- Intradermal testing for evaluation of inhalant allergy, medication allergy

- Vaccine allergy evaluation by skin testing and intradermal testing

- Latex allergy evaluation by skin testing, intradermal testing, glove challenge

- Insect venom allergy evaluation by skin testing and intradermal testing

- Allergen immunotherapy

- Sublingual allergen immunotherapy

- Skin biopsy for evaluation of chronic skin rashes

- Patch testing

- Portable spirometry for asthma evaluation

- Impulse oscillometry (IOS) for asthma evaluation

- Exhaled nitric oxide evaluation for complex asthma evaluation

- Chronic urticaria testing

- Drug desensitisation procedures

- Medication challenge tests

- Food challenge tests

- Delayed hypersensitivity (Anergy Panel) testing for immunodeficiency

- Immunoglobulin therapy for immunodeficiency

- Hereditary angioedema therapy

- Asthma therapy

Conditions We Cover