Pediatric Allergy
The Pediatric Allergy Clinic at Carilion Clinic Children’s Hospital treats children who have allergies or other problems with their immune system.
The immune system fights infections. If your child has allergies, her immune system may be reacting to things that are usually harmless, such as pet dander, pollen, dust, mold spores, insect stings, food, and medications. This reaction may cause her body to respond with health problems such as asthma, hay fever, hives, eczema (a rash), or other serious reactions.
Sometimes, if your child’s immune system is not working right, he may suffer from frequent, severe, and/or uncommon infections. Examples of such infections are sinusitis (inflammation of one or more of the sinuses), pneumonia (infection of the lung), thrush (a fungus infection in the mouth), and abscesses (collections of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue) that keep coming back.
At Carilion Clinic Children’s Hospital we find and treat these allergies and immune system problems.
Our Pediatric allergist provides treatment for the following:
- Asthma
- Hay fever (allergic rhinitis)
- Exercise-induced asthma
- Food allergies
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
- Vocal fold dysfunction
- Hives (Urticaria)
- Chronic cough
- Bee sting/venom allergy
- Drug allergy
- Anaphylaxis (systemic allergic reaction)
- Immunodeficiency
- Immune disorders that lead to the following:
- Frequent sinusitis, pneumonia, or diarrhea
- Thrush and abscesses that keep coming back
- Severe, unusual infections
We diagnose allergic conditions by using special testing. A few of the tests and procedures we perform include:
- Allergy skin testing/prick testing for nasal allergies and food allergies
- Intradermal skin testing for bee sting allergy and less commonly nasal allergies
- Pulmonary function testing (breathing tests)
- Immunotherapy (allergy shots)
- Food challenges
- Drug challenges
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