Allergic Skin Disorders, drug allergy and venom allergy
For allergic skin disorder specific recommendations on service
reduction.
In patients with urticaria, angioedema, and atopic dermatitis, the
majority of visits can be considered under the non-urgent category where
face-to-face care can be postponed or conducted via phone with digital
photos triage or telehealth.5,15
Patients who are doing biologics for any of the above diseases can
continue to receive those during the pandemic. For patients with known
hereditary angioedema who develop an acute episode, visit local urgent
or emergency health care facilities is appropriate. Also, every effort
should be made to obtain on-demand therapy for home
administration.6,7
All visits can be postponed desensitization in the hospital setting for
essential antibiotics can be done.2,16
For venom allergy, being VIT of patients with a history of a systemic
reaction to the venom, as this is a life-threatening condition, is
considered an essential service, as discussed
before.16