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by Dr Faheem Latheef
Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:24 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Rash all over body
Replies: 1
Views: 1318

Re: Rash all over body

Dear Joan, thanks for your message and sorry to hear about your son. What you describe sounds very much like a physical urticaria - either exercise or heat induced urticaria or something called cholinergic urticaria. These would generally respond very well to high dose anti-histamine but I would sug...
by Dr Faheem Latheef
Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:00 am
Forum: general
Topic: Cronic Spontaneous Urticaria?
Replies: 1
Views: 1376

Re: Cronic Spontaneous Urticaria?

Dear Paula, Thanks for your message. Although it is difficult to comment without seeing you, I would agree that there are few points that would suggest that this may not be urticaria. Typically urticaria is not dry or scaly (more suggestive of a dermatitis) and you would expect some response to the ...
by Dr Faheem Latheef
Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:54 am
Forum: general
Topic: Severe Urticaria
Replies: 1
Views: 1473

Re: Severe Urticaria

Dear Decima, Thanks for your message. From the brief history I suspect you have a condition called chronic spontaneous urticaria. This is generally well controlled with high dose anti-histamine which would be the best and safest first line treatment and the condition can often burn it self out altho...
by Dr Faheem Latheef
Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:54 pm
Forum: adults & allergy
Topic: Why have I become allergic to all except gold metals
Replies: 2
Views: 2355

Re: Why have I become allergic to all except gold metals

Dear Lorraine, Sorry to hear about the problems you are having with metals. Nickel and cobalt allergy is very common in the general population but there are also several other metals that we see people develop allergies to at any point in their life even if they have been fine with these before. As ...
by Dr Faheem Latheef
Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:50 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Mouth Allergies
Replies: 2
Views: 1958

Re: Mouth Allergies

Really sorry to hear about the problems you have been having in accessing help for your mouth problems which is disappointing to hear. In Leeds we have an oral medicine team based in the dental hospital where patients would generally be referred when they suffer from the problems you are experiencin...
by Dr Faheem Latheef
Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:41 pm
Forum: allergy testing
Topic: allergy testing a child
Replies: 2
Views: 2478

Re: allergy testing a child

Dear Catntl, Thanks for your enquiry. There are different types of allergy testing depending on the types of symptoms your child is experiencing. If you are concerned about immediate reactions happening with for example foods then blood tests and skin prick testing may be indicated. However if for i...
by Dr Faheem Latheef
Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:22 pm
Forum: children & allergy
Topic: Sun allergy
Replies: 4
Views: 2586

Re: Sun allergy

Based on your very clear description of these two different rashes it does sound like your daughter is suffering from two distinct problems- 1)solar urticaria which is the hives type rash that comes on immediately and which then settles down very quickly 2) Polymorphic light eruption which is the ra...
by Dr Faheem Latheef
Fri Feb 17, 2017 6:56 pm
Forum: environmental allergies
Topic: myroxylon pereira
Replies: 1
Views: 1956

Re: myroxylon pereira

Dear Rachel, Thanks your question. Are you able to expand on what prompted you to be referred for the patch testing in the first instance? Did you have eczema/dermatitis or some other rash or was it purely due to the mouth problems? We often see Myroxylon Pereira (Balsam of Peru) coming up positive ...
by Dr Faheem Latheef
Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:04 pm
Forum: food allergy
Topic: popcorn
Replies: 4
Views: 2549

Re: popcorn

Dear Gemma, although painful mouth ulcers are not a common allergic response (as Dr Rutkowski already pointed out), recurrent mouth ulcers have been reported with certain types of allergies to foods and flavourings. Are the popcorns you are referring to microwavable ones? Does it happen if you use p...
by Dr Faheem Latheef
Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:37 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Eczema allergies
Replies: 7
Views: 3974

Re: Eczema allergies

Having eczema and rosacea can be a difficult combination as steroids for the eczema tend to make rosacea worse. However there is a non-steroid alternative treatment cream called Protopic (Tacrolimus) which can help treat your eczema but avoid the rosacea flaring up and doesn't come with the side eff...
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