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Allergy workshop at GIMS stresses on accurate diagnosis
Eighty per cent of allergy diagnosis can be completed by listening to a patient’s medical history, allergy specialist Gautam Modi said at a multidisciplinary workshop at Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences on…
The Story in Brief
Eighty per cent of allergy diagnosis can be completed by listening to a patient’s medical history, allergy specialist Gautam Modi said at a multidisciplinary workshop at Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday. He said timely immunotherapy and appropriate treatment can control allergic disorders in most patients.
The one-day workshop on ‘Allergy and Immunology Across Specialities’ was jointly organised by the Departments of ENT and Pulmonary Medicine at GIMS. Experts discussed modern management of allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma, skin and drug allergies, and stressed a multidisciplinary approach.
The Indian Opinion
Workshops like this draw attention to allergies often dismissed as trivial. Yet the medical fraternity must move beyond seminars to standardise affordable allergy testing in smaller towns. The Skin Prick Test is called the gold standard, how many district hospitals actually offer it? That number will judge the impact of this event better than any number of postgraduate attendees.
Source: thehindu.com
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