A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps: General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; further: Inspection (viewing) of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclerae (white part of the eye). Health check
1st order laboratory parameters – obligatory laboratory tests. Allergy diagnostics – Various allergy tests can be performed to determine whether hay fever is present: Prick test (skin test): in this test, the allergens in question are applied in droplet form to the forearms. A thin needle is then used to slightly nick the skin at … Animal Hair Allergy: Test and Diagnosis
Therapy target Improvement of the symptomatology Therapy recommendations Allergen abstinence; in animal dander allergies, complete avoidance of allergen exposure is often not achievable despite abstaining from a pet. Antihistamines, possibly also glucocorticoids (acute and chronic therapy). Cromoglicic acid (prophylactic therapy). For causal therapy, specific immunotherapy (synonyms: hyposensitization, allergy vaccination) can be performed in certain cases. … Animal Hair Allergy: Drug Therapy
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, laboratory diagnostics, and obligatory medical device diagnostics – for differential diagnostic clarification. Nasal endoscopy (nasal endoscopy; nasal cavity endoscopy) possibly with biopsy (tissue sampling). Sonography (ultrasound examination) of the paranasal sinuses – if sinusitis (sinusitis) is suspected. Computed tomography (sectional imaging … Animal Hair Allergy: Diagnostic Tests
To prevent pet dander allergy, attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors. Behavioral risk factors Repeated exposure to the triggering allergens. Allergen abstinence If an allergy to pollen, dust mites, animal dander or mold is detected, or if a food allergy exists, individuals should avoid the triggers to prevent the onset of allergic … Animal Hair Allergy: Prevention
The following symptoms and complaints may indicate an allergy to animal dander: Allergic bronchial asthma Acute shortness of breath on contact with the allergen Eye itching, eye watering Runny nose Frequent sneezing Urticaria (hives) Allergy to bird feathers may cause a cross-reaction (cross-allergy) with the following food: Chicken egg
Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of animal dander allergy. Family history What is the general health of your relatives? Are there any diseases in your family that are common? Social history What is your profession? Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints). What symptoms have you noticed? … Animal Hair Allergy: Medical History
During a bee or wasp sting, the insect releases its venom into the human skin. Redness, swelling or itching occurs around the site of the sting. Although these skin symptoms are painful, they heal quickly in most cases. However, there are dangerous exceptions. According to the Medical Association of Immunologists, about 3% of adults in … Insect Venom Allergy
Even without an insect venom allergy, an insect bite can be unpleasant. For allergy sufferers, however, such a sting can be life-threatening. Therefore, it is important to react quickly in an emergency. What to do in case of a sting, how hyposensitization can help and how you can best protect yourself from an insect sting, … Insect Venom Allergy: What to Do?
Cross-allergies occur more and more frequently in connection with hay fever. Those who suffer from a pollen allergy not only have to forgo spring walks – often a bite into an apple or eating a peanut can also have serious consequences for allergy sufferers. This is because the immune system reacts hypersensitively to substances foreign … The Most Common Cross Allergies
The day is glorious, the sun laughs – who is not now driven out into the brightness. Our ideal of beauty and the sense of body cult do the rest: Hungry for a tan, crowds of people deliberately expose themselves to UV radiation on such days. And so they also undress parts of their bodies … Sun Allergy
Everyone knows sunburn – and the measures against it, too. But while you can avoid this direct effect of the sun’s rays on the skin, countermeasures for a “sun allergy” are more difficult. Already every 10th German suffers from this hypersensitivity to the sun. So that the joy in the summer is not nevertheless clouded, … Sun Allergy: Expert Interview
