Allergy Service

Allergies are common among children. Allergies to foods such as eggs, milk, nuts and shrimp and environmental factors such as dust mites often manifest as disorders of the skin or respiratory system and in severe cases, the other systems.

As a specialist hospital for children, our Allergy team provides a comprehensive service to children with various allergic conditions. Patients and their families benefit from a holistic, multidisciplinary team approach which emphasises education and empowerment of patients and their carers.

Our expertise extends to:

• The evaluation and management of food allergy, eczema, allergic rhinitis/ conjunctivitis, asthma, urticaria/angioedema, anaphylaxis, drug and vaccine allergies.
• Management of patients with multiple or complex allergies
• Management of patients with multiple or unique food allergies
• Safe supervision of food and drug challenges in hospital
• Assessment of patients for house dust mite sublingual immunotherapy. Proper administration of immunotherapy including immunotherapy dose adjustment and management of complications.
• Provision of allergen avoidance advice
• Patient education on the use of devices such as inhalers and adrenaline auto-injectors for severe allergic reactions, and allergy action plans.

Range of services:

• Skin prick testing (SPT), Intradermal testing
• Oral food challenges
• Drug provocation test a.k.a drug/medication challenges
• Lung function testing such as spirometry
• House Dust Mite Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT)
• Specialist dietetic service
• Multidisciplinary Food Allergy and Eczema Clinic (multidisciplinary team consisting of Allergist, Dermatologist and Specialist Dietician)
• Multidisciplinary Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Clinic (multidisciplinary team consisting of Allergist, Gastroenterologist and Specialist Dietician)