In the allergology specialist search you will find experts in the diagnosis and treatment of allergy-related diseases. Do you suffer from an allergy? We can help you find a suitable allergist.
Allergology deals with the development and treatment of allergies. Allergists specialize in identifying the cause of an allergy using various diagnostic procedures and treating it therapeutically.
It is often not easy to determine the trigger of an allergy (allergens) and the search is like detective work. This is because there are over 20,000 possible known triggers for the relevant allergen. Patients often have to undergo various allergy tests until the relevant allergen or allergens are found.
If you suspect that you suffer from an allergy, e.g. hay fever, you can have an allergist carry out a so-called "epicutaneous test" or "prick test". This involves applying tiny amounts of the suspected substance to the surface of the skin in order to trigger local allergic reactions in the skin.
Once the relevant allergen has been identified, allergologists have various treatment options at their disposal. The most important measure is allergy avoidance. Allergy sufferers must try to avoid the allergen in question. In the case of an allergy to only one or a few triggers, hyposensitization over a period of 3-5 years can lead to success.
If there are allergy-related symptoms, various drug treatments are used, which act both locally and systemically. In order to practice as an allergologist, specialists must complete at least one year of further training, usually in an allergology clinic.
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