Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

The Allergy, Asthma and Immunology service provides comprehensive consultations, diagnosis, and management of all aspects of allergy, asthma and immunology for both children and adults.  These include nasal allergies, asthma, sinusitis, food allergy, chronic cough, immune deficiencies, urticaria (hives), atopic dermatitis (eczema), eosinophilic esophagitis, drug allergy, contact dermatitis, Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy phasmapheresis, and LDL apheresis.

Services

• Allergy testing to environmental allergens 
• Asthma
  • Asthma action plan
  • Asthma and allergy foundation of America support group
  • Asthma during pregnancy
  • Asthma in children
  • Asthma in teens and adults
  • Asthma treatment and action plans
  • Asthma trigger identification
  • Learning about asthma 
  • Management 
  • Exercise induced asthma 
  • Spirometry (breathing tests to assess asthma control)
  • Review of proper inhaler use/technique to optimize asthma medications 

• Immunotherapy – Allergy Shots 
• Chronic sinusitis 
• Food allergy evaluation and testing 
• Skin disorders/rashes
  • Urticaria/Hives  
  • Eczema  
  • Contact dermatitis 
  • Angioedema  
• Chronic cough
  • Eosinophilic esophagitis 
  • Immune system evaluations
  • Drug allergies and adverse reactions 
  • Hymenoptera sensitivity (insect allergy) 
  • Plasmapheresis
  • LDL Apheresis
  • IVIG Infusion Therapy

Visit our Pulmonary Medicine section for more information on conditions of the lungs and services NorthShore University HealthSystem offers.