Wear a medical ID tag indicating an allergy to wasp stings. Follow Up An appointment is scheduled with an allergist to rule out any other possible triggers of the anaphylaxis, and verify that the reaction was in fact anaphylaxis. This will allow the patient to know exactly what he is allergic to, and what he should avoid in the future.…
|Type I: Allergic/Anaphylactic |Produce local or systematic inflammation |Pollen, bee sting, foods such as |…
Africanized Honey Bees (AHB) -- also called Africanized bees or killer bees -- are descendants of southern African bees imported in 1956 by Brazilian scientists attempting to breed a honey bee better adapted to the South American tropics.…
Allergic contact dermatitis can develop quickly after only a few contacts with a substance. Sometimes it can take months or even years for the allergy to develop. Once you are allergic, you…
|Type I: Allergic/Anaphylactic |Triggered when allergens connect to the IgE on |Bee Venom, Foods or Pollen |…
The member’s treating provider has avoided the use of systemic therapies due to the side effect profile. However, the member has no true medical “contraindication” to a trial of systemic therapy. The member’s treating provider states that the member has had skin maceration/infection, but this he has a comorbidity of hidradenitis suppurativa. It is not clear if the maceration/infection was secondary to the hyperhidrosis or the hidradenitis suppurativa.…
Rosacea is a common but poorly understood disorder of the facial skin that is estimated to affect well over 16 million Americans and most of them don 't know it. Rosacea is becoming increasingly widespread as the popular baby booming generation enters the most susceptible ages. The National Rosacea Society survey found that 95 percent of rosacea patients had known little or nothing about its signs and symptoms prior to their diagnosis (Rosacea .org).…
Spinal anesthesia and epidural anesthesia are methods of numbing the body before a medical procedure. They are done by injecting numbing medicine (anesthetic) into the back, near the spinal cord.…
This is the story of how I found out I had a food allergy, and how I still do not know exactly what I am allergic to. I was approaching the snack machine in my local library to purchase a snack that would tide me over until dinner. I came across a very familiar sight: a bag of Cheetos Puffs. I paid the seventy-five cents and got myself this delicious favorite comfort food. I enjoyed every last puff, from its cheesy taste, to its crunch, and even to its dusty residue that it always leaves on my fingers.…
There are different ways you can treat your herepes. For HSV1 ask your doctor for an antiviral drug that will help minimize your outbreaks so you can live life and not feel embarrassed or uncomfortable. Now granted HSV1 is not as bad as HSV2 but you are still going to feel embarrassed when you get your first intial outbreak and your gonna be scared to talk to your dr about your symptoms but your going to want to ask for treatment so you can keep your outbreaks to a minium.…
There is no cure for this disease. Once stung he/she is infected and has the disease. A way the people try to stay safe is by covering up. Some wear long pants and wearing long t-shirts. Another way is to keep the A/C at a room cool teampature.…
Scabies is a skin condition that happens when very small insects get under the skin (infestation). This condition causes a rash and severe itchiness. Scabies can spread from person to person (it is contagious). If you become infested with scabies , it is common for others in your household to also become infested.…
My graduation year marks my tenth year living with chronic hives. The allergic reactions started when I was seven and immediately the doctors put me on a prescription antihistamine. Living with chronic hives is hard. Today I take three different high-dosage prescriptions with almost impossible to overcome side effects ranging from extreme drowsiness to hallucinations. The worst of the condition arrived sophomore year when my hives worsened as reactions appeared even after taking my medicine. I went to several specialists who suggested I start a series of tests transforming my life into an uneven balance between doctor’s visits and school. After months of excessive absences, the doctors told me that my hives might be a symptom of an autoimmune disorder.…
Throughout the majority of my life I have suffered from anxiety. Social situations that were easy for other people were extremely difficult for me. I wasn’t able to order my own food, get down at stores or even school by myself. Any public environment had me trembling; However, all that changed when I got in to high school and joined the H.M.King Color guard where I met Tori Ramirez who essentially was my captain.…
In 7th grade, I began experiencing severe panic attacks. They began small; my hands would go numb, I would tune out everything, and I would feel disconnected from the world.…