Hospital Universitario de La Ribera performs more than 1,300 allergy tests during 2011

it is estimated that 20% of the Spanish population suffers from some sort of allergy.

-allergy to dust and pollen of olive and the parietaria are the most common in the comarca of the Ribera.

– with the arrival of spring, occur more allergic reactions, especially due to the largest concentration of pollen in the atmosphere

-every yearabout 2,000 patients come first, until the Hospital Universitario de La Ribera with allergy symptoms.

Valencia, April 2012.- during 2011, the service of Allergology of the Hospital Universitario de La Ribera carried out a total of 1,351 allergy testing, a 12.3% more than during the previous year.

Each year, about 2,000 patients come, for the first time until the Hospital Universitario de La Ribera with allergy symptoms. The hospital serves an average of 6,360 consultations for allergy a year (between first consultation and successive). In this sense, it is estimated that 20% of the Spanish population suffer some kind of allergy.

According to the head of the service of Allergology of the alcireño Centre, DRA. Gemma Jorro, the most common types of allergy in the comarca of La Ribera are the reactions to the mites and pollens local, such as olive and parietaria, the latter causing a large fraction of allergies ”.

Allergens are the elements responsible for allergic reactions in certain people, being the most frequent pollens of some plants, food, medicine, house dust, hairs of animals or mold.

It should be noted that, with the arrival of spring, there are more allergic reactions, especially due to the greater concentration of pollen in the atmosphere.

As it has been stated DRA. Jorro, is unknown why certain individuals are allergic and other not in contact with the same substances. Apparently, the inheritance has great influence that, although allergy is not actually purchased, does the predisposition to infected ”.

The most frequent manifestations of allergy are those that affect the respiratory system and, among them, the most common are the rhinitis and asthma. On the other hand, the skin, the most repeated include hives and eczema. Food allergy is also a usual demonstration, although not all foods affect equally throughout life.

Various types of tests

So it refers to evidence the Hospital Universitario de La Ribera carried out to determine the type of allergy that has a patient, DRA. Jorro has stated that when a patient is cited in first consultation, carried him a history detailed on their symptoms, evolution and treatments and practiced you an alergológica, depending on the symptoms and a physical examination ”.

When the patient presented a respiratory allergy, Allergology service performs a skin test for allergies (Prick Test) with a standard battery of various allergens. This test involves the application, in the anterior face of the forearm, of different extracts (dust mites, pollens, grasses) which can produce allergies with a Lancet special to make that they penetrate under the skin, giving rise to an epidermal reaction which allows you to evaluate, know the different substances that are potentially allergic. The standard battery consists of 21 allergens that are more common in the area, but expands to other substances, such as occupational allergens, in the event that the patient relates in his history any other type of element. This same test is carried out in the case of food allergies.

In the case of eczema, Allergology service carries out the test patch (Patch-Test), which involves placing the allergens in direct contact with the skin (usually on the back), in small discs that are fixed with duct tape for 48 hours. After this period of time, patches are removed and carried out the first reading; 48 hours later is the final reading of possible reactions.

In the case of allergies to medications or insects (Hymenoptera: bees and wasps), special testing, allergens used require a more complex development in the own consultation and should be prepared expressly and exclusively for each test, as they can not be stored.