A non-responding allergic condition, be it a resistant asthma or a rhinitis is a challenge in our day to day clinical practice. It also gives a poor Quality of life to the child and the parents, who then end up running from one doctor to another and trying out alternative therapies.
A scientifically planed Skin Prick Test or SPT conducted in controlled settings by an experienced specialist can prove to be a boon in such crisis situations and helps to streamline the clinical management.
Dr Ankit Parakh, who is a Senior consultant Pediatric Pulmonologist at BLK Centre for Child Health BLK Super Speciality Hospital has tried to sum up this vast topic in a comprehensive video session here.