What is an Allergy?
An allergy is a reaction of the body to substances known as allergens.
What are Allergens?
Allergens are substances from our environment that are generally not harmful or toxic. Allergens can include certain foods, pollen from various plants, and substances found in animal skin or fur.
What are the Most Common Allergens?
Common allergens include: pollen, food (peanuts, eggs, soy, cow’s milk, shellfish), insect stings, medications, latex, dust mites, animal dander, and more.
Why Do Allergies Occur?
Allergies occur because the human immune system, which is designed to protect against harmful agents, mistakenly identifies a generally harmless substance as a potential threat and aggressively attempts to neutralize the allergen. Thus, allergies are defined as an abnormal reaction of the immune system.
How to Identify Allergies?
The most common allergy symptoms include skin rash, itching, tearing of the eyes, sneezing, coughing, difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing, facial swelling, drop in blood pressure, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting.
What is the AlleisaScreen Test?
The AlleisaScreen test is an immunoblot test for the semi-quantitative determination of allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) in human serum. The final results include photographic images of the test strip and densitometric curves, with each allergen concentration expressed in IU/ml, along with the corresponding allergen class.AlleisaScreen Offers:
- Inhalant Panel (30 most common inhalant allergens)
- Nutritional Panel (30 most common nutritional allergens)
The sample required is either capillary or venous blood, and no special preparation of the patient is needed.
| AllergyScreen: 30 INHALANT ALLERGENS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DERM. PTERONYSSINUS (DUST MITES) |
RODENT DENDER | COCKROACH | POPULUS (COTTON WOODS) |
CORYLUS AVELLANA (HAZEL) |
PARIETARIA (LICHWORT) |
| DERM. FARINAE (DUST MITES) |
DACTYLIS GLOMERATA (CAT GRASS) |
ALNUS GLUTINAOSA (BLACK ALDER) |
LATEX | BEECH | ARTEMISIA VULGARIS (MUGWORT) |
| ACARUS SIRO (DUST MITES) | GRASS MIX | CLADOSPORIOUM – ALTERNARIA |
LEMON TREE | RAGWEED MIX | ENGLISH DAISY |
| DOG AND CAT HAIR | BEE VENOM | PENICILLIUM – ASPERGILLUS |
CEDAR | ASH | SUNFLOWER |
| HORSE AND COW DENDER | WASP VENOM | ACER (MAPLE) | BETULA (BIRCH) |
CHAMOMILE | CCD X |
| AllergyScreen: 30 NUTRITIONAL ALLERGENS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIXED SEA FISH | SUNFLOWER SEEDS | KIWI | TOMATO | SOY | MILK |
| MIXED SEAFOOD | OAT FLOUR | GRAPEFRUIT | TOFU CHEESE | PEANUT | EGG WHITE |
| α-LACTALBUMIN | MIXED CITRUS FRUIT | PEACH | CHERRY | PEA | CASEIN |
| β-LACTOGLOBULIN | COCOA | ONION | PLUM | BANANA | EGG YOLK |
| PARSLEY/DILL/FENNEL | WHEAT FLOUR | CURRY | APPLE | STRAWBERRY | CCD X |
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