Managing Pediatric Allergy Symptoms & Immunology Disorders
The immune system has a very important role of protecting the body from, and responding to, infections. Allergic disorders, such as food allergies and hayfever, occur when the immune system responds inappropriately to things in the environment that are otherwise harmless to others.
Immunodeficiency disorders occur when the immune system cannot properly fight infections, resulting in either recurrent or severe infections.
Allergic disease and immune deficiencies most often develop in the pediatric population. Our specialists focus on comprehensive evaluation and care of these conditions, treatment options for children, and how these immune issues can affect a child’s development and nutrition.
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Pediatric Allergy Conditions
- Allergic rhinitis (hayfever) and allergic conjunctivitis
- Anaphylaxis
- Asthma
- Eczema/atopic dermatitis
- Food allergies
- Hives/urticaria
Immune Disorders & Immune Deficiences
- Common variable immunodeficiency
- Congenital immunodeficiences such as severe combined immunodeficiency, chronic granulomatous disease, and DiGeorge syndrome.
- Hereditary angiodema
What Do I Do if My Child Has a Severe Allergic Reaction?
New Patients
After you have scheduled your appointment, we will ask you to fill out a new patient questionnaire.
If your child may need allergy testing, we may ask you to discontinue certain allergy medications a few days before the appointment.
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A Relationship Created for the Best Pediatric Care
For pediatric specialty care, Intermountain Children's Health is affiliated with University of Utah Health. U of U Health physicians see patients at Primary Children's Hospital on campus, and at locations throughout the Salt Lake City valley.
It's a shared mission of providing health care, education, and research. It comes to life through collaboration on clinical care, research, and educational programs.
Primary Children's Hospital operates as the main pediatric facility for the U of U Health system, providing care in more than 60 medical and surgical specialties such as surgery, oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, and others. Most of the providers at Primary Children's Hospital are faculty members at U of U Health.
This partnership delivers care to advance pediatric medicine while educating future generations of health care professionals.