The Immunology Department at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board offers the following services from the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff:
Primary Immunodeficiency (PID) represents a wide spectrum of conditions and severity. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is essential to help avoid end organ damage such as bronchiectasis. There is often a significant delay in diagnosis and a high index of suspicion is required to detect these rare conditions. The European Society of Immunodeficiency has published a useful guide on PID diagnosis to help identify those who may benefit from further investigation.
Allergy results from an immune reaction to a substance which would otherwise be harmless. We offer outpatient clinics for the diagnosis and management of allergies, including desensitisation immunotherapy where appropriate. Anaphylaxis represents the most severe end of the spectrum of allergic disease, and the Resuscitation Council UK guidelines advise that all patients who have suffered an episode of anaphylaxis are referred to a specialist allergy clinic to allow the identification of any triggers, reduce the risk of future episodes and to prepare the patient to manage any future episodes.
The department also offers treatment for patients with non-allergic urticaria and angioedema (for example chronic spontaneous urticaria).