Allergic disease in children. Guide to diagnosis and treatment.
Allergy is responsible for many problems in the pediatric age-group. At times the most difficult job for the physician is to determine if the patient is indeed allergic and, if so, to what. Allergy skin testing remains the first choice for diagnostic study. Treatment consists of avoiding the offending allergen if possible, controlling symptoms with appropriate medication, and using immunotherapy if indicated.
D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000188:drug therapy; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012882:Skin Tests; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy