Allergic reaction can be provoked by skin contact with poison
plants, chemicals and animal scratches, as well as by insect
stings. Ingesting or inhaling substances like pollen, animal
dander, molds and mildew, dust, nuts and shellfish, may also cause
allergic reaction. Medications such as penicillin and other
antibiotics are also to be taken with care, to assure an allergic
reflex is not triggered.
Review Date: 05/02/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Stuart I. Henochowicz, MD, FACP, Associate
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology,
and Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical School. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
