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Serum ige 1700 now special ige recomend?
I am suffering shortness of breathing my serum ige level 1700 and doctor recommended me one more special ige test.now what is difference between serum ige and special ige test and
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To rule out ABPA .
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consult pulmonologist for proper management
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to rule out abpa
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Take a consultation with pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Shruti Jain
Pulmonologist
8 yrs exp
Delhi
ABPA is the disease condition which need to be evaluated
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Dr. Prince George Varughese
Pulmonologist
10 yrs exp
Ernakulam
Hi
IgE is elevated due to many reasons, allergy being the most common
Special igE tests might be to rule out any fungal specific causes like aspergillus
If you have recurrent allergic symptoms which is worsening your quality of life, its better to do a allergy panel test to foods and inhalation
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Kindly get an allergy panel test, pulmonary function test and an ent evaluation to assess upper airway
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Try to keep your indoor clean, with dust prophylactic measures
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
To find out which is the Allergen responsible for Alergy.pl consult pulmonologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
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8 yrs exp
Kakinada
Ige can be elevated due to so many causes
Specific ige is to identify the cause probably aspergillus,which is treatable
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