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Sant Joan Despí Hospital, Hospitalet General Hospital

Allergology

About the Observatory

The medical services we offer are determined by the various pathologies of the Allergology specialty, in adults or adolescents over 16 years.

  • Update date: 01.01.2024

Head of Service

  • Maria Del Pilar Monreal Carpena

    allergology

    Head of Service

Members

  • Ester Pinto Nogues

    allergology

    specialist doctor

  • Zeida Margarita Pulido Marrero

    allergology

    specialist doctor

  • Lara Navarro You live

    allergology

    specialist doctor

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  • Update date: 01.01.2024

Units and benefits

Respiratory pathology: rhinoconjunctivitis and bronchial asthma
  • Skin tests (prick test) with pneuma allergens.
  • Functional respiratory tests: spirometry and bronchodilator test.
  • Corresponding analysis, with molecular diagnosis (recombinants, ALEX).
Food pathology: food allergy
  • Skin tests (prick test) with food.
  • Skin tests (prick by prick) with natural foods.
  • Oral tolerance test with food.
  • Corresponding analysis, with molecular diagnosis (ALEX).
Pathology due to drugs or medicines (reference service in Catalonia)
  • Skin tests (prick test and intradermal) with drugs.
  • Epicutaneous tests or patches with drugs.
  • Controlled tolerance test with drugs (oral, subcutaneous, parenteral).
  • Corresponding analysis, with tryptase, Ig E specific to penicillins.
Skin pathology: atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, chronic urticaria, angioedema.
  • Epicutaneous or patch tests with standard battery (GEIDAC).
  • Epicutaneous tests or patches with specialized batteries (dental, metals, cosmetics, corticosteroids, antiseptics).
Immunotherapy Unit
  • Administration of the beginnings of specific immunotherapy (IT) with allergens (vaccines).
  • Administration of risk immunotherapy (IT), for local or systemic reactions.
Day hospital: one afternoon per week, on Wednesdays, at Hospital de Sant Joan Despí
  • Treatments with biologicals in patients with severe asthma and severe chronic urticaria.
  • Hospital administration of immunotherapy with hymenoptera venom (bee, wasp).
  • Risk tolerance tests with drugs or food.
  • Desensitization tests with AAS, biological.

  • Update date: 01.01.2024

Diseases and procedures

  • Most relevant pathologies: asthma, rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis, urticaria, angioedema, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, food and drug allergies.

    Allergies to bee and wasp venoms, and treatment with venom immunotherapy.

    Treatment with biologicals in severe bronchial asthma and severe chronic urticaria.

  • Update date: 01.01.2024

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  • Update date: 01.01.2024

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