Indoor Allergens (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Indoor Allergens Overview
- Indoor Allergies Causes
- Indoor Allergies Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Indoor Allergies Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Medications
- Other Therapy
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- For More Information
- Web Links
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Pictures of Common Allergy Triggers - Slideshow

- Pictures of Pets and Allergies - Slideshow

- Pictures of Home Allegy - Slideshow

Authors and Editors
Author: Rick Kulkarni, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine; Director of Informatics, Department of Emergency Medicine, UCLA/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Coauthor(s): Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc
Editors: Richard F Lockey, MD, Joy McCann Culverhouse Chair of Allergy and
Immunology, Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Professor of Medicine,
Pediatrics and Public Health, University of South Florida College of Medicine
and the James A Haley Veterans' Hospital; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct
Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy;
Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; Timothy D Rice, MD, Associate Professor,
Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Saint
Louis University School of Medicine.
Last Editorial Review: 6/18/2006
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