Allergies in 200 questions

What are the different mechanisms of allergy? Can you become allergic at any age? What causes hay fever? How common is atopic eczema today? What is allergic rhinitis? Are there different stages of asthma severity? How is anaphylactic shock characterized? How do you suspect a food allergy? What's the difference between irritation and allergy? What are the different types of test? Dr Catherine Quéquet's comprehensive book will help you understand the true face of allergies. In the form of 200 practical answers to the questions most frequently asked in allergists' offices, the author helps you answer your questions and provides solutions in the various areas of allergy. In a clear and rigorous manner, she covers: The basics of allergies; How to suspect an allergy; How to identify the substances responsible; How to avoid contact with allergens; The various therapeutic means available to allergy sufferers; Occupational allergies. All the problems of everyday life for allergy sufferers, from prevention to medical care, are presented here in clear, precise language. An indispensable work for all allergy sufferers or parents of allergic children who want to finally understand the mechanisms of allergy and desensitization.

138 pages.