Due to the growing number of allergic reactions which affect a growing number of people nowadays, the Hospital Particular do Algarve has the Specialty of Allergology.
In this consultation in addition to a intensive questionnaire on the patient’s medical history, skin tests can be performed on any age group with suspected allergens and reading results are available almost immediately, after 15-20 minutes and. when it is not possible to perform skin tests or their outcome is uncertain, blood tests can also detect allergies.