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There are a few ways to find out if your child is allergic or not

Does your child fall ill very frequently,  take a longer time to recover from simple infection or have unusual infections? Are you worried about your child’s ability to fight infections? If the answer is yes, then your child may have primary immunodeficiency ( also known as an inborn error of immunity). There are more than

These are raised itchy red skin rashes which appear suddenly, remain for a short period, disappear then come back again. They can occur spontaneously without any reason, with or after viral infection, medication or with a particular physical trigger known as inducible urticaria.  While most hives resolve within a couple of weeks without any specific

Management of hay fever includes allergen avoidance, antihistamines (oral, intranasal & ocular) & Intranasal corticosteroids. These treatments will only provide temporary relief i.e. symptoms will recur once treatment is discontinued.  The permanent solution in the majority of cases is to modify your child’s immunological response to these inhaled allergens by the virtue of immunotherapy i.e.

Does your child suffer from repeated sneezing, watery nasal discharge and itchy eyes? If the answer is yes, most likely he/she is suffering from hayfever. These symptoms are the result of his/her immune system trying to defend the body from inhaled foreign particles including pollen, animal dander and moulds. For certain known and largely unknown

This is a common chronic frequently relapsing inflammatory skin condition that results from interplay of several factors including genetic makeup of an individual, environmental exposures, skin barrier dysfunctions and maladaptive immune system. It is characterised  by ill-defined erythematous, itchy patches with different patterns in different age groups. Infants usually present with head, cheek, neck and

Adverse food reactions are divided into allergy i.e. an adverse immunologic reaction to a food protein which can be IgE or non IgE mediated and intolerance when it occurs without an immunological mechanism. Recent Australian figures indicate that 10% of children aged under the age of one year & 4-8 %  under the age of