Allergy and Family Medicine

Albert H. Cobb, Jr., M.D.
F.A.A.O., F.A.A.O.A.

Adult and Pediatric Allergies

Loads of Information:
Latex Allergies and Food Cross-Reactivity
Treatment and Services:
What to expect when you visit the clinic
Medications to avoid before testing
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Diet Diary
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How can you learn what allergens affect you?

Various types of allergy tests will indicate a person's allergic sensitivity to commonly encountered environmental substances.

The range of allergens tested is chosen to reflect possible sources in the environment and may include:

There are three categories of allergy testing:

Allergy testing is often used to determine if difficult-to-manage asthma is caused by underlying allergic disease. If this is found to be the case, immunotherapy is the usual course of action.

• Pollen from a variety of trees, common grasses, and weeds
• Mold and fungus spores
• House dust
• Dust mites
• Animal skin cells (dander) and saliva
• Food extracts
• Antibiotics
• Insect venoms
Very important: