Childhood Allergy Treatment

What test are used to diagnose allergies?

1. Skin Test: Skin tests are the one of the most common techniques used in testing for allergies. We can identify which allergens are responsible for the symptoms and the results are usually available within 20 minutes.

2.Blood Test: Blood tests can be used as an alternative test for allergies in particular patients.

3.Food challenge test/ Patch test: these tests are also available in selective patients.

Lung Function Test: Lung function tests can be performed in children when asthma or other respiratory diseases are suspected.

‍

Can allergies be inherited?

There is a genetic factor in the development of allergic disease. If one parent has allergic disease, the estimated risk of a child to develop allergies is 48%; the child’s estimated risk grows to 70% if both parents have a history of allergies.