Allergy Pediatric Panel

Allergy Pediatric Panel

• What Are Allergies?
Allergies are a result of the body’s increased sensitivity to common substances in the environment.  These substances are called allergens.  Allergens cause reactions when entering the body through the skin, by inhalation or by ingestion.  Wind blown pollens from grasses, weeds, trees, mold, animal hair, house dust and foods are all examples of allergens.

• The Test:
The in-vitro (blood draw) Allergy test measures the level of circulating IgE antibody in your blood to specific allergens that were tested from various groups of substances i.e. trees, grasses, weeds, molds, animal dander and foods.

The Pediatric Panel tests for 32 allergens:

Environmental

Grasses: Bermuda, Bluegrass, Ryegrass
Weeds: English Plantain, Ragweed
Fungi: Candida Albicans, Smut Mix, Stemphylium
Epidermal/Dust/Mites: Housedust-Mites, Cat, Dog

Foods

Eggs, Cheese - Soft, Milk – Cow,  Peanuts, Banana, Melon Mix, Orange, Strawberry, Oats, Rice, Soybean, Wheat, Beef, Chicken, Pork, Cocoa/Chocolate, Tuna, Cane Sugar, Carrots, Corn, Tomato

Note: It is recommended that the child be at least 1 year old or older before an allergy test is performed. This is to make sure that the test results are from the child and not from the mother’s influence. Also, this is a blood test and will require the collection of blood thru a needle into a test tube. Please be prepared to help our staff in preparing the child for this process.

Click here for FAQ on Allergens