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allergic diseases, types and treatment

allergic diseases, types and treatment

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Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 17/03/2019

Allergic diseases affect mainly the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract and skin. There are different types of treatment but the most effective is allergen immunotherapy

Dr. Rodolfo Martin Villa Salazar

types of allergies Allergic diseases are a number of conditions affecting various organs and systems, primarily respiratory, gastrointestinal tract and skin. These diseases are caused by many causes, they can be things that the patient breathe, you eat and / or also things that are brought into contact with the skin, together with climatic and environmental factors.

These diseases are listed as low as diseases of the nose, throat, bronchi, gastrointestinal tract and skin and allergic airway high.

These diseases have a lot to do with immune system disorders, allergies actually are part of a triad of other diseases or mechanisms that deregulate the immune system, such as immune hypersensitivity reactions, also called allergy, autoimmunity and immunodeficiencies. The most common are allergic diseases affecting various organs and systems, which are also frequently associated with infectious processes.

Major allergic diseases

Allergic diseases are for example bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, urticaria and other conditions caused by various environmental allergens such as pollens flowers, plants, grasses, fungi moisture and some food, as an example cow's milk, fruits, seafood, seeds and peanuts as examples. A food category are histaminoliberadores, which can produce release of histamine with allergy-like reactions.

Main diagnostic methods

The main diagnostic methods used to determine the allergic problems are the determination of immunoglobulin E (IgE), also called the antibody allergy, nasal cytology, blood count, spirometry and recently FENO, which is a new diagnostic procedure that measures the inflammatory process of the airways. Finally the most valuable to determine the cause of the allergy skin testing method are, performed in the skin, which however also can be performed on blood sample if necessary.

Main treatments for allergies

The existing treatments for the prevention, care and final healing of these allergic inflammatory processes are mainly pharmacological drugs such as antihistamines, bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory failing, but the definitive treatment for the healing of these allergic diseases is allergen immunotherapy, also is known as allergy shots, this method has proven effective in controlling allergic diseases. These can be applied subcutaneously and sublingual recently so facilitating administration.

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