Lung Disease:

Conditions

Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology

Below is a list of conditions commonly encountered in the Asthma and Allergy Clinic:

Lung Conditions

  • Asthma and Asthmatic Bronchitis
  • Occupational and Work-Related Asthma
  • Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction (EIB, or previously Exercise-Induced Asthma)
  • Reactive Airways Disease Syndrome (RADS)
  • Chronic cough and COPD
  • Bronchiolitis and Recurrent Lung Infections
  • Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Nasal and Sinus Conditions

  • Allergic and Non-Allergic Rhinitis
  • Nasal Congestion
  • Nasal Polyposis
  • Acute and Chronic Sinusitis (infectious and non-infectious)
  • Sinus Headaches
  • Snoring

Immune Deficiencies

  • IgG Deficiency
  • Common Variable Immune Deficiency

Food, Drug and Environmental Allergies

  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
  • Common Food Allergies
  • Anaphylaxis and other Severe Reactions
  • Penicillin and Latex Allergies
  • Insect Allergies
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