Allergic Reactions and Other Hypersensitivity Disorders

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• Overview of Allergic Reactions
  • What is an allergic reaction?
  • What causes an allergic reaction?
  • What are the symptoms of an allergic reaction?
  • How do doctors tell if I have an allergic reaction?
  • How do doctors treat an allergic reaction?
  • How can I prevent allergic reactions?

• Anaphylactic Reactions
  • What are anaphylactic reactions?
  • What causes an anaphylactic reaction?
  • What are the symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction?
  • How can doctors tell if I have an anaphylactic reaction?
  • How do doctors treat anaphylactic reactions?
  • How can I prevent an anaphylactic reaction?

• Angioedema
  • What is angioedema?
  • What causes angioedema?
  • What are the symptoms of angioedema?
  • How can doctors tell if I have angioedema?
  • How do doctors treat angioedema?

• Hereditary and Acquired Angioedema
  • What are hereditary and acquired angioedema?
  • What causes hereditary or acquired angioedema?
    • What can trigger an attack of angioedema?
  • What are the symptoms of hereditary and acquired angioedema?
  • How can doctors tell if I have hereditary or acquired angioedema?
  • How do doctors treat hereditary and acquired angioedema?
    • Blocked airway treatment

• Autoimmune Diseases
  • What is an autoimmune disease?
  • What causes an autoimmune disease?
  • What are the symptoms of an autoimmune disease?
  • How can doctors tell if I have an autoimmune disease?
  • How do doctors treat an autoimmune disease?

• Exercise-Induced Allergic Reactions
  • What are exercise-induced allergic reactions?
  • What happens during an exercise-induced allergic reaction?
  • How do doctors tell if I have an exercise-induced allergic reaction?
  • How do doctors treat exercise-induced allergic reactions?

• Food Allergy
  • What is a food allergy?
  • What foods cause allergic reactions?
  • What are the symptoms of a food allergy?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a food allergy?
  • How do doctors treat a food allergy?

• Mastocytosis
  • What is mastocytosis?
  • What causes mastocytosis?
    • What can trigger an attack of mastocytosis?
  • What are the symptoms of mastocytosis?
  • How do doctors tell if I have mastocytosis?
  • How do doctors treat mastocytosis?

• Seasonal Allergy
  • What are seasonal allergies?
  • What causes seasonal allergies?
  • What are the symptoms of seasonal allergies?
  • How can my doctor tell if I have seasonal allergies?
  • How do doctors treat symptoms from seasonal allergies?

• Year-Round Allergies
  • What are year-round allergies?
  • What causes year-round allergies?
  • What are the symptoms of year-round allergies?
  • How do doctors treat year-round allergies?
  • How can I prevent symptoms from year-round allergies?