Allergology

.Allergology is the medical specialty concerning the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of diseases caused by immunological mechanisms, together with the associated techniques, with a particular focus on allergies.

Allergology involves the diagnosis and treatment of allergy-based diseases, including respiratory allergies (allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma), food allergies, drug allergies, hymenoptera (bee and wasp) venom allergies, and allergic contact dermatitis and urticaria.


Additional Tests

  • Skin testing (prick test, intradermal testing)
  • Nasal provocation test with allergens and drugs (aspirin)
  • Blood analysis (determination of specific IgE, etc.)
  • Pulmonary function test (bronchodilator spirometry, non-specific bronchoprovocation test)
  • Assessment of nasal obstruction (acoustic rhinometry)
  • Controlled exposure test with drugs and food


Diagnoses by Allergists

  • Allergic asthma
  • Aspirin-exacerbated asthma
  • Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
  • Food allergy
  • Drug allergy
  • Urticaria and angioedema
  • Bee and wasp venom allergy
  • Anaphylaxis



Appointments or enquiries

Contact us 

We will assist you at any hospital in Spain.


 Dra. Marcela Santaolalla Montoya 

HM hospitales Madrid.      

Subir arriba (en-gb)