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What Does Serum IGE Test Suggest?
Doctor, My son is 2.5 yrs , his heights is 95 cm and wieght is 13.7 kg ihave done his Serum IGE TEST WHICH HAS GIVEN THE OBSERVED VALUE AS 218 , THE DOCTOR SAid me to give him montair powder for 3 months, my son gets cough and cold and fever after every 15 days and doctor wanted to check whether it is due to allergy or due to viral, so my regular child specialist told me it is due to allergy and i should give allegra , montair powder and regular medicine however i have consultant another child specialist and he has examined my son and he said that however child starts goi ng to playschool there are chances of attracting infections and so he is getting fever due to infection and not bcos of allergy so he has asked me to given only allegra nad no need of giving montair powder , i wanted your hely whether i should give him montair powder or not, kindly advice
Fri, 1 Aug 2014
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The IgE test is often performed as part of an initial screen for allergies. IgE levels of your son are high so he seems to be allergic. Symptoms of allergies may include itchy eyes or nose, sneezing, nasal congestion Symptoms may be seasonal (as with allergies due to pollen or molds) or year-round (as with food allergies). They can range from mild to severe, depending on the child and the allergy.IgE levels may also be elevated in children with parasitic infections.
However your child is experiencing fever also so it can be infection also.. I suggest you follow the advice and let your pediatrician treat him allegra is enough.
Hope this helps!
The IgE test is often performed as part of an initial screen for allergies. IgE levels of your son are high so he seems to be allergic. Symptoms of allergies may include itchy eyes or nose, sneezing, nasal congestion Symptoms may be seasonal (as with allergies due to pollen or molds) or year-round (as with food allergies). They can range from mild to severe, depending on the child and the allergy.IgE levels may also be elevated in children with parasitic infections.
However your child is experiencing fever also so it can be infection also.. I suggest you follow the advice and let your pediatrician treat him allegra is enough.
Hope this helps!
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