Allergic Reactions

Allergic Reactions
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What is it?
*Dermatitis- chronic itching, hypersensitivity to an unknown component in one’s
blood though to be caused by the transmission of antibodies from an allergic donor
or antigens recently acquired.
Signs and Symptoms:
* Allergic Reactions- usually mild, dizziness, headache, edema/fluid retention and
less frequent are wheezing, incontinence and rarely anaphylactic shock.
*Skin-may have oozing, crusting, scaling, and erythema.
Facts:
*Human Skin – often able to resist the harmful effects but increasing the
thickness. Examples:
-Fruits and Vegetables- Onions and Citrus Fruits
-Plants- Poison Oak, Ivy and Sumac, Ragweed, Primrose, wild Parsnip,
Chrysanthemum, Tropical varieties of trees as Balsa, Teak, Kapok, Mahogany,
white pine, and Japanese lacquer.
-Fabrics- as Silk, wood, leather, fur, synthetic fibers, and dyes.
-Household Items- Waxes, polishes, detergents, and metals especially Nickel.
-Chemicals- Mercury, p-phenylenediamine and pyrethrum
-Medicines/Drugs- Streptpmycin, antihistimines, sulfonamides, pencillin, and
phenothiazines.
-Cosmetics/Makeup- bleaches, tonics, deodorants, hair dyes, nail polishes and
depilatories.
What can I do?
*See your Health Care Provider- usually give an antihistime
*See a Registered Dietitian- for help as needed
*See FFF RD- on line for helpAll