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Question: I have allergy symptoms year round and have for 30 years. I've had several allergy tests done thru the years and they come back "non allergic". I subscribed last week and asked a question but failed to put that it is my eyes and swollen around them (depending on what is in the air) that really bother me. Any suggestions?
I also have chemical sensitivities...
I also have chemical sensitivities...
Brief Answer:
chronic allergy
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
It seems that you have an atopic background with tendency to manifest such conditions such as angioedema (eyes and swolling around them).
Though a vast number of allergens are there in the environment, angioedema occurring during the appropriate season is attributed to inhalation or physical contact with pollens, animal dander, and mold spores etc.
Angioedema probably occur more frequently than usually described because of the evanescent, self-limited nature of such eruptions, which seldom require medical attention when limited to the skin.
Identification of the etiologic factor(s) and subsequent elimination provide the most satisfactory therapeutic program.
The diagnosis of an environmental allergen based on the clinical history can be confirmed by skin testing or assay for allergen-specific IgE in serum.
Doxepin, a dibenzoxepin tricyclic compound with both H1 and H2 receptor antagonist activity, is an alternative,if you have failed to respond to conventional antihistaminics including hydroxyzine .
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
chronic allergy
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
It seems that you have an atopic background with tendency to manifest such conditions such as angioedema (eyes and swolling around them).
Though a vast number of allergens are there in the environment, angioedema occurring during the appropriate season is attributed to inhalation or physical contact with pollens, animal dander, and mold spores etc.
Angioedema probably occur more frequently than usually described because of the evanescent, self-limited nature of such eruptions, which seldom require medical attention when limited to the skin.
Identification of the etiologic factor(s) and subsequent elimination provide the most satisfactory therapeutic program.
The diagnosis of an environmental allergen based on the clinical history can be confirmed by skin testing or assay for allergen-specific IgE in serum.
Doxepin, a dibenzoxepin tricyclic compound with both H1 and H2 receptor antagonist activity, is an alternative,if you have failed to respond to conventional antihistaminics including hydroxyzine .
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
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