What is an allergist/immunologist? Allergy and immunology
specialists diagnose and treat allergies and diseases affecting
the immune system. They diagnose problems in the immune system
that manifest as disorders such as autoimmune diseases,
hypersensitivities, immune deficiencies and transplant
rejections. What are immune system problems? Immune system
problems can result in chronic and or recurrent infections such
as bronchitis, sinusitis, ear infections or pneumonia. Some of
these disorders are hereditary, while some are acquired. There
are more than 100 types of immune system disorders. A diagnosis
and treatment plan can be provided by an allergist/immunologist.
What is a clinical immunologist and what do they treat? A
clinical immunologist focuses on disorders of the immune system
such as immune deficiency or failure, abnormal function, and
malignancy of cells. One or more of the body’s organs can be
affected. Immune system disorders fall into two categories:
immunodeficiency, where the immune system fail