BRINIA KATERINA

Brinia Katerina MD, MSc, specialist allergist for children and adults, maintains a doctor's office in Patras, at the bottom of Georgiou Square. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras, holds two postgraduate diplomas (Public Health from the National School of Public Health and Management of Health Units from the Hellenic Open University) and is a PhD candidate at the University of Athens. She specialized in the Allergy Department of the General Hospital of Athens 'Laiko', in the Allergy Department of 'Aglaia Kyriakou', in the Immunology Department of Agia Sofia, in the Hospital 'Syggros' and in the Pulmonary Unit of the General Hospital (KN) Annunciation. After receiving the specialty in Greece, he successfully received, after examinations in Denmark, the diploma of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology. He is a member of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) and the European Pulmonary Society (ERS), with scientific papers at international and Greek conferences. It is a fact that the frequency of allergic diseases is increasing rapidly in recent years. The modern allergy doctor's office provides services based on the constant updating of medical knowledge, with priority given to respect for the patient and with the aim of improving his quality of life. In particular, the doctor specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all allergic diseases, such as allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, urticaria, angioedema and anaphylaxis. In addition, it deals with food allergies (eg allergies to milk, eggs, wheat, nuts, fish, seafood, fruits, etc.), allergies to hymenoptera (bees, wasps), drug allergies (to antibiotics). , painkillers, etc.), as well as allergies to chemotherapeutic drugs. It also investigates blood eosinophilia, eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis and eosinophilic colitis, as well as mastocytosis. The doctor's office carries out all the necessary tests for the diagnosis of allergies (prick, intradermal and patch tests), while the allergies of the respiratory system (allergic rhinitis - conjunctivitis, allergic asthma, allergic asthma, skin diseases (pediatric atopic eczema, urticaria in adults). At the same time, special immunotherapy is performed, both for allergic rhinitis and asthma, as well as for allergy to insect bites (bee - wasp).