The Hospital de Clínicas has a battery of allergy tests that make it possible to confirm what the patient is allergic to.
The head of the Department of Allergy and Immunology, Prof. Dr.. Susana Repkareported that they have a battery of aeroallergens for three species of Mitesconcentrated extracts of powder, total fungus and some fungi found in humid environments.
“We also do skin test with total pollens and some pollens separately. We have the battery to insects, fire ants and mosquitoes, and for the epithelia of dogs and cats, which are the most common pets with which our patients are in contact. Likewise, the extracts for two species of cockroachesthe germanic blattella (German cockroach) and the American periplaneta (American or red cockroach)”, he indicated.
The tests available are: Histamine (control+), Sol. Saline (control +), Lolium Perenne, Powder, Aspergillus fumigatis, Phleum Pratense, Dermat. Pteronyssinus, Penicilium N, Secale Cereale, Dermat. Farinae, Cladosporium, Fire ant, Tropical Blomia, Latex, Mosquito, Total fungi, Total pollens, Epit. dog, Ept. cat, Alternaria, Avena Satina, Cockroaches: Blattella germanica, periplaneta americana.
allergy tests
To access the tests, the patient should consult with the allergist, who after the medical history will indicate the tests that must be carried out to confirm or rule out any allergic pathology, that is, to find out what the patient is allergic to. In case he can’t help it, the test results will also be used for the next step in treatment.
Allergy treatment consists of three pillars. The first is the education, where the patient is taught what the allergen is and what he has to do to avoid contact with what is bad for him. If this is not enough, then treatment is started. pharmacological which would be the second pillar. And the third pillar would be the immunotherapy or allergy shotin which the patient is injected with a small amount of the allergen so that the immune system can create antibodies that prevent the allergen from causing symptoms.
“Immunotherapy is what really marks the change in the treatment of respiratory allergic patients. We currently have allergen extracts with which vaccines can be made, that is, we give the patient what is wrong with him, for example, if it comes out positive or strongly positive for mites, then the patient receives vaccines with mite extracts. These vaccines are not made here in the country, they are brought from abroad, but fortunately some pharmaceutical companies already have the representation to import them ”, he pointed.
respiratory allergies
The Department of Allergy and Immunology cares for respiratory allergic patients, with allergic rhinitis and perennial asthmathroughout the year, not the seasonal ones, which appear at certain times of the year due to pollens. “What we see the most here is the continuous allergy all year round. If our patients start immunotherapy, they benefit in the long term, it is a chronic, enslaving treatment that does not act quickly because we only begin to see the results after the fourth month of initiation, but it is effective, and the idea is to gradually reduce the pharmacological medication” , stressed.
Regarding the cost, Dr. Repka said that unfortunately it is not within the reach of the entire population, but that In the Hospital de Clínicas they already have anti-allergy vaccines for immunotherapy treatment with hospital feesthrough donations managed by the Department of Allergy.
Scheduling
The Allergy office is open Monday through Friday in the morning shift. Appointments are requested directly at the Torre de Consultorios window or through the call center by calling 3399366/68 – 3399371, Monday through Friday, from 07:00 to 17:00.
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