First allergy clinic inaugurated at Chest Hospital in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: For the first time in a government hospital in Telangana, an allergy clinic providing treatment for patients with allergies, was inaugurated at Chest Hospital here on Wednesday. The exclusive allergy clinic, which was inaugurated by Director of Medical Education (DME) Dr K Ramesh Reddy, will offer outpatient facilities for patients with a host of […]
Hyderabad: For the first time in a government hospital in Telangana, an allergy clinic providing treatment for patients with allergies, was inaugurated at Chest Hospital here on Wednesday.
The exclusive allergy clinic, which was inaugurated by Director of Medical Education (DME) Dr K Ramesh Reddy, will offer outpatient facilities for patients with a host of adverse reactions to allergens including chemical, pollen-related, environmental etc.
Senior officials said that the stress would be to identify the source of the allergies and accordingly advise the patients on drugs for treatment.
Allergies are an adverse immune reaction of the body to allergens. Due to the broad range of allergens, the symptoms of allergies also range broadly from itching, rashes, swelling, wheezing to more complicated health issues like high-grade fever and life-threatening allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis.
Since the subject of allergies is quite broad, speciality doctors from dermatology, pulmonology and general medicine are required for patients. “We can’t afford to have three to four specialists at the outpatient of allergy clinics. To address this difficulty, senior pulmonologists were given special training and certification on handling allergy cases and they will be available for free consultation at the allergy clinic,” Superintendent, Chest Hospital, Dr Mahabub Khan, said.
He said the patient footfall with allergic reactions is high in government hospitals. However, due to non-availability of the speciality, usually such patients were referred to private healthcare establishments.
“We are ready to conduct special diagnostic tests related to skin, blood etc so that the allergen can be identified. Such tests to identify allergens are expensive at private hospitals but will be offered free of cost, along with counselling and free medicine to patients,” Dr Mahabub said.
There are many factors that trigger allergic reactions including genetics, environmental allergens and other proteins etc. Abuse of pain killers, paracetamol and broad spectrum antibiotics, smoking, exhausts from motor vehicles, air pollution, pollen etc, can trigger allergies.
“We should be able to provide all investigative services to exactly identify the allergens that are causing discomfort and treat accordingly,” he added.
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