Allergies

Allergy Testing in Children

Allergy testing involves having a skin or blood test to find out what substance, or allergen, may trigger an allergic response in a person. Does your patient suffer from rhinitis and/or wheeze/asthma symptoms? What is the underlying cause? Is it allergy or not? To know makes the difference. The product is developed for children at different ages with allergy-like symptoms such as wheeze and/or rhinitis.

• The rational for including egg and milk in the profile is that there are reports indicating a link between food sensitization and asthma/wheeze in the youngest children.


• At increased ages, sensitization to indoor allergens like cat, dog and house dust mite starts to play a more important role.


• As the child is getting older, outdoor allergens such as pollens from grasses, weeds and trees are becoming more important factors behind allergy-symptoms such as rhinitis and asthma/wheeze. The selected allergens are suitable for children in both the southern and northern Europe.

Allergy Testing in Adults (Rhinitis, Wheezing or Asthma)

Allergy testing involves having a skin or blood test to find out what substance, or allergen, may trigger an allergic response in a person. Does your patient suffer from rhinitis and/or wheeze/asthma symptoms? What is the underlying cause? Is it allergy or not? To know makes the difference. The product has been developed for adult patients with allergy-like symptoms in the respiratory tract, such as rhinitis and asthma. In adult allergic patients with respiratory symptoms inhalant allergens are the dominating triggers. There are reports that indoor allergens more often are responsible for allergic asthma and outdoor allergens are more prevalent among allergic patient with upper respiratory tract symptoms. The chosen allergens are relevant both for Southern and Northern Europe.