Good afternoon, Than you for information you just shared. I work with a parent who's child was sent to two different labs for blood work for allergy for lobster or shellfish after taking the prick/puncture skin test. Mom was very concern about having to go too two different labs for results. How can I help educate her with information that will make her feel better or understand the method used for results.
Welcome, @Natalie Wiggins and thank you for the question. So that we can discuss it in more detail with more people, I'm going to copy your comment into a new topic in the Skin Conditions Support forum: Help Explaining about Different Types of Allergy Skin Tests Let's do a deeper dive there.
So if my children and I suffer from Ezcema,Uticaria,Dermatitis and my children have done allergy test on forearm and upper arm area, can they still be tested with Atopy Patch?
My 3 year old had an ear infection. She was treated with amoxicillin. She was still running fever after 5 days. It was at 104 at one point and hard to control. The doctor then switched her to omnicef. After the second dose of omnicef she woke up with hives in her diaper area. It then spread under her armpits, feet, hands, knees and elbows. The next day her knees were swollen and she had knee pain. Her pediatrician suspected it may be a serum sickness reaction. He sent me to an allergist. The...
What product someone can use for Eczema on the hands and fingers. My mom diabetic and suffers from Eczema, my children have astham so they suffer from Eczema and so do I. The itchiness and lack of sleep scratching midldle night it horrible for me. Benadryl does not help me. Any suggestions
@Pamela Peterson , that's a great question! Allergic Living released a list of top allergy-friendly sunscreens . It includes: Alba Botanica: Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 33 All Good Sport: SPF 30 Sport Mineral Sunscreen Spray Attitude: Sensitive Skin Moisturizer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 Bare Republic: Mineral SPF 50 Baby Sunscreen Face & Body Lotion Blue Lizard: Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+ California Baby: Super Sensitive Broad Spectrum SPF 30+ Sunscreen Lotion Coola: Mineral...
Dr. James only addressed a skin allergy, i.e., contact dermatitis. Perhaps there was more information this person provided as to the symptoms she experienced that would point to this diagnosis. However, there have been noted anaphylactic reactions to one of the preservatives that could have been in her shampoo, one that is used in several products and medications, and that is polyethylene glycol (PEG). It has been lately recognized to cause allergic reactions and has been increasingly...
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