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Allergies - is an inadequate reaction of the body's immune system to substances called allergens, developing direct contact with them.

Symptoms

Clinical manifestation of the described reactions are redness, sneezing, swelling the appearance of different localization. The most common clinical manifestations of allergy are a runny nose, watery eyes occur annually in the same time (hay fever), inflammation of the eye (conjunctivitis), severe itching and redness of the skin (hives), swelling of the face and the upper respiratory tract (angioedema), regularly recurring dry night cough , bronchial asthma.

Forms

Allocate respiratory form of allergy, which affects different parts of the respiratory system, food allergies and skin manifestations of allergy.

Causes

The allergens in their chemical nature are not dangerous for the organism. However, for various reasons, the immune system sees them as foreign and responds to interactions with them, an exaggeratedly violent reaction. Allergic reactions are among the most common conditions. This mechanism is the basis of development of many serious diseases. By allergens include house dust, mold, insects, latex, household chemicals, animal dander, pollen, foods, drugs and more. The reaction of the organism to allergens in blood histamine and histamine allocated substance. Under the influence of vasodilatation occurs and isolating them from the tissue fluid.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis is based on the obvious symptoms, as well as blood tests for blood levels of specific IgE antibodies of allergic, skin allergies, provocation, an elimination, of cold and heat tests.

Specific treatment, relieves allergies forever, does not exist. Allergy therapy consist in neutralizing antibodies suppress the reaction itself and reducing inflammation present at any allergic reactions. For this purpose antiallergic drugs, adsorbents (activated carbon Polyphepanum et al.), Antihistamines, plasmapheresis, immunoadsorption. In severe cases, corticosteroids are used. Knowing about his predisposition to allergies, you should always have drugs "at hand", their selection and use should be discussed with your doctor, allergist.

Buy prednisone is able to help during any severe disease. Its spectrum of action is broad that it covers almost all known diseases of autoimmune, allergic, and tumour origin. It is used all over the world and due to its strong action this medicine has already saved many lives.

Complications

The most formidable kind of allergic reaction is anaphylactic shock. If anaphylactic shock occurs suddenly itching, followed immediately shortness of breath and shock caused by a sharp decrease in blood pressure. A sign of anaphylactic shock is weak thready pulse, pallor, and perspiration. Sometimes there is redness of the skin. In severe cases, anaphylactic shock can pulmonary edema and brain that can lead to death.

Preventive measures for allergies

But allergies can be, on the contrary, it is extremely dangerous and even life threatening. People suffering from allergies, anaphylactic shock may occur severe pathological condition associated with an extremely sharp reaction to the allergen. Anaphylaxis can be caused by various allergens: drugs, insect bites, food. Also, anaphylactic shock can also occur due to skin contact with an allergen, such as latex.

A food allergy is an immune reaction caused by certain foods and accompanied by well-known symptoms. A food allergy occurs when the body mistakes a certain product of a threat to the body's self-defense forces and for the immune system to produce antibodies. If readmission allergen immune system has quickly learns this material and immediately reacts by producing antibodies again. These substances and cause allergic symptoms. Food allergies are almost always develops in this way.

In some cases, adults are allergy observed in childhood. But if the allergy manifested itself only in adulthood, get rid of it very difficult. Allergic rhinitis (specialists call this state rhinitis), or hay fever, occurs in 1 out of 10 and is often hereditary. People with other allergic diseases, such as asthma or eczema are also often suffer from allergic rhinitis. Such allergies are more common in women than in men. In allergic rhinitis can occur following symptoms: itchy eyes, throat, nose and on the palate, sneezing, and stuffy nose, watery eyes, mucous discharge from the nose, conjunctivitis (redness and pain in the eyes). In severe cases of allergic rhinitis can cause an asthma attack (in people suffering from asthma) and / or eczema