Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department
We are based at the QMC and treat patients with immuno-deficiency, allergy and auto-inflammatory diseases.
We are a regional centre for adults with primary immune deficiency and allergy and children with immunodeficiency. We see patients from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, some parts of Lincolnshire and Leicestershire.
Conditions we treat include:
Allergies
- Rhinitis or hay fever that is difficult to Allergic rhinitis
- Urticaria (hives rash) and angioedema (swelling) that meet the criteria set out by the Notts APC guideline
- Anaphylaxis (a severe allergic reaction which may require adrenaline treatment)
- Food allergy
- Insect sting allergy
- Drug allergy, including allergic reactions to general anaesthetic drugs
Immunology
- Recurrent or unusual infections
- Periodic fever/auto-inflammatory syndromes