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Clinical Immunology and Allergy

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ADHB Immunology is the tertiary referral centre for diagnosis and treatment of allergy and other immune disease (immune deficiency and some autoimmunity).

Our staff consists of Immunologists, Immunology trainee doctors, Immunology specialist nurses, and a specialist dietitian.

An Immunologist is a fully qualified specialist allergy and immune system doctor. As such, an Immunologist is the foremost expert in allergy diagnosis and treatment.

Please click on these links to find out more about the conditions we diagnose and treat:

Allergy diagnosis
Allergy testing
Rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) dust mite allergy causes
Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) dust mite allergy treatment
Non-allergic rhinitis and rhinosinusitis and Samter's triad
Sensitivity allergy to aspirin and NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) (urticaria angioedema anaphylaxis)
Food allergy testing
How to tell if you have a food allergy
Drug allergy
Urticaria (Hives)
Angioedema
Anaphylaxis
Eczema
Immune deficiency
Do I need an Epipen for my allergy?

Some of the procedures we offer are:

Bee or wasp allergy treatment desensitisation
Aspirin Desensitisation
Aspirin Challenge
Desensitisation for allergic rhinitis
Drug allergy testing (skin testing and oral challenge)
Oral food challenge (blinded/unblinded)
Subcutaneous immunoglobulin infusion for immunodeficiency
Intravenous immunoglobulin infusion for immunodeficiency
C1 inhibitor infusions for hereditary angioedema
Desensitisation to other medications (antibiotics, chemotherapy) - this is an acute treatment only