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2. Where to find help if you child has allergies - AOL

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   Where to find help if you child has allergies

3. Allergies in children - Wikipedia

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   This test is more sensitive and involves injecting tiny amounts of the control and allergen test solutions into the child’s skin with a needle. [4] For either test, any allergies will result with a wheal and flare reaction (swelled center and surrounding circular red area) at the pinprick site. [4] For accurate results, any child undergoing ...

4. Kids and allergies: Am I doing enough to treat them? - AOL

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   Allergies can often be managed at home — if parents keep an open dialogue with their pediatrician, use over the counter medications correctly and know what signs to look for in case their kid's ...

5. Radioallergosorbent test - Wikipedia

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   The RAST is a radioimmunoassay test to detect specific IgE antibodies to suspected or known allergens for the purpose of guiding a diagnosis about allergy. [10] [11] IgE is the antibody associated with Type I allergic response: for example, if a person exhibits a high level of IgE directed against pollen, the test may indicate the person is allergic to pollen (or pollen-like) proteins.

6. Allergy - Wikipedia

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   Adults and children of any age can get an allergy blood test. For babies and very young children, a single needle stick for allergy blood testing is often gentler than several skin pricks. An allergy blood test is available through most laboratories. A sample of the patient's blood is sent to a laboratory for analysis, and the results are sent ...

7. Allergy test - Wikipedia

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   Allergy testing can help confirm or rule out allergies and consequently reduce adverse reactions and limit unnecessary avoidance and medications. [1] [2]Correct allergy diagnosis, counseling and avoidance advice based on valid allergy test results is of utmost importance and can help reduce the incidence of symptoms, and the need for medications and improve quality of life. [2]

8. Skin allergy test - Wikipedia

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   The test is done to assess allergies to drugs like penicillin [5] or bee venom. Skin testing on back. To ensure that the skin is reacting in the way it is supposed to, all skin allergy tests are also performed with proven allergens like histamine, and non-allergens like glycerin. The majority of people do react to histamine and do not react to ...

9. Allergen - Wikipedia

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   Allergists do skin tests in one of two ways: either dropping some purified liquid of the allergen onto the skin and pricking the area with a small needle; or injecting a small amount of allergen under the skin. [26] Alternative tools are available to identify seasonal allergies, such as laboratory tests, imaging tests, and nasal endoscopy.