Diagnosis
For these types of allergies, the typical allergy tests are not performed on the skin. The diagnosis can be made by talking to the doctor, the medications or infusions taken, the constellation of symptoms, the diseases that have been suffered and the profession that has been practised.
Other accompanying symptoms
The accompanying symptoms can be very diverse. Depending on the area where the immune complexes accumulate and deposit. They can be, for example, vascular inflammation, redness, swelling, bleeding, fever, skin reactions or fatigue.
In farmer’s lungs, coughing, shortness of breath or fever occur after absorption of the triggering substances. In the case of a permanent (chronic) course, changes in the lungs may occur, making breathing difficult. In the case of serum sickness, fever, skin rashes, drop in blood pressure or pain in the joints may occur after a few days.
TreatmentTherapy
In the case of lymph node swelling due to an allergy, the triggering allergen should be consistently avoided. The best procedure in case of an allergy is therefore to avoid the triggering substance if you know it, e.g. the medication or the dust. Furthermore, a symptom-oriented treatment depends on the severity of the allergic reaction, e.g. medication to control the circulation. In some cases, antihistamines (drugs against allergies) can be administered, often cortisone preparations are also used.
Duration Prognosis
If the lymph nodes are swollen as a result of an allergy, the swelling usually subsides as the other allergic symptoms subside.
Where do the lymph nodes swell?
Typically with this type of allergy, the lymph nodes can swell all over the body.
