Allergist

The allergist – the doctor who is engaged in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of allergic reactions, and also defines the reasons and mechanisms of manifestation causing them.

Allergens around us

Allergy – a disease which is characterized by unusual sensitivity to various substances. Its reasons are covered in immune system therefore what does not cause painful reactions in most of people, at the allergic person can lead to development of a serious illness.

Sneezing, itch, dacryagogue and irritations of skin – usual symptoms of display of an allergy which reason often can disappear in drugs, blossoming of plants and in daily household goods.

Household allergens are various: from a dispute of microscopic mold mushrooms and particles of epidermis of the person to allergens of cockroaches and book dust. Also rather often allergies to animals at which allergenic activity feathers, wool, saliva, urine and excrement have meet.

Without consultation of the allergist to establish the reason causing an allergy, rather difficult. However, according to allergists, reduction of contact with allergen facilitates the course of allergic diseases. Therefore before registering in reception of the allergist, it is necessary to adhere to recommendations which will help to facilitate significantly unpleasant manifestations of symptoms of a household allergy:

• It is necessary to reduce as much as possible the number of places of accumulation of dust – to remove canopies from beds, carpets and fur skins from a floor and to carry out wet cleaning daily;
• It is the best of all to store small home decoration and books on the glazed shelves;
• It is necessary to purify air by means of cleaning devices and to maintain humidity indoors at the level of 40-60%.

For whom consultation of the allergist is necessary

Consultation of the allergist is necessary at the first symptoms of an allergy. Allergologists conditionally divide all allergic diseases on clinical manifestations and the reasons which lead to their emergence:

• Food allergy to which main displays carry acute urticaria and various digestive disturbances arises because of hypersensitivity of an organism to some foodstuff;
• Leads an allergic inflammation of all respiratory system to bronchial asthma which main symptom is breath difficulty, including mucous a nose and the smallest bronchial tubes;
• The pollinosis which is characterized by watery allocations from a nose sneezing, an itch, dacryagogue, sometimes hypostasis of eyes, and in hard cases – strong attacks of suffocation, is caused by pollen of plants.

Owing to the fact that the allergy can be shown differently and have various reasons, for timely diagnosis it is necessary to address the good allergist.

The allergist it is necessary to address for consultation at emergence and development:

• Inflammations of a mucous membrane of a nose against the background of allergic reactions that is peculiar to allergic rhinitis;
• Irritations of skin with flat blisters that is the characteristic course of acute and chronic urticaria;
• Food allergy which is shown as uncharacteristic reaction to some food stuffs;
• Inflammatory process of a conjunctiva of eyes that is peculiar to allergic conjunctivitis;
• Senna to the fever which is often developing with dermatitis and nervous reaction that is connected with a seasonal allergic rinokonjyunktivit;
• To bronchial asthma;
• Quincke's disease of skin and mucous membranes (differently – a Quincke's edema);
• Atopic dermatitis which often arises for the genetic reasons;
• Medicinal allergy which is shown as uncharacteristic reaction to medicines;
• Contact allergic dermatitis which develops usually on the sites of skin which are densely contacting to allergen;
• Insect allergy which is shown as uncharacteristic reaction to stings of some insects.

Some diseases have seasonal nature and proceed not sharply, however, according to allergists, even in these cases it is recommended to carry out treatment not to provoke development of more serious diseases.

How to establish the diagnosis an allergy

There is a set of diseases which have manifestations similar to allergic. To make the correct diagnosis, it is necessary to address for consultation of the allergist.

Except survey the allergist has exact and objective methods allowing to validate the diagnosis among which there are laboratory tests with allergens and skin tests with allergens.

Children's allergist

The first allergic manifestations – dryness and reddening of an integument, can arise already at chest age of the kid. At these symptoms it is necessary to address the children's allergist who will be able to appoint effective therapy after installation of the diagnosis and will prompt what of care products for gentle skin of the child are necessary in each case.

The good allergist will also not disregard a diet of the nursing mother and selection of medical mixes for the child, and also will teach to enter them correctly. All complex of appointments and councils which is carried out by the children's allergist is directed to reduction of symptoms of an allergy and early detection of its reasons.

As a rule, reception of the allergist takes place in the children's centers in which it is possible to conduct examination, necessary for installation of the diagnosis. Unlike the adult, the children's allergist specializes in display of an allergy at children's age and will help to establish quicker the reasons causing alarming symptoms.

How to choose the good allergist

Most often at the choice of the doctor lean on responses and recommendations. Comments on allergists, and also information on experience, diagnostic opportunities of the center and specialization of doctors can be found on pages of medical institutions in which they work.

However today not all centers are widely presented on the Internet therefore before making an appointment it is possible to address the allergist on city forums at which usually exchange impressions about methods and overall performance of various doctors.