Chief physician Dr. Friedrich W. Riffelmann f.riffelmann@noSpam.fkkg.de	Senior physician Dr. Markus Wenzel m.wenzel@noSpam.fkkg.de

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The department of allergology at Kloster Grafschaft specialist hospital has been in existence since 1982. Approx. 3.000 patients are treated both as outpatients and inpatients each year. We are one of the few clinics in Germany to cover the whole specialist field of allergology. The diagnostic measures are stipulated by taking into account each individual case. However, a symptomatic therapy is often also necessary at first in order to relieve the complaints.

The skin and blood tests often fail to provide any useful results, in particular with food intolerances that are becoming more and more frequent. The decisive factor in the diagnosis includes various diet measures and the specific intake of the suspected foods, additives or other allergens. In particular, the diagnosis of food intolerances and allergies has become a focus of our department of allergology in the past few years.

Apart  from hyposensitization (immunotherapy) our allergy department provides facilities for dietary consultation as well as contacting the German Allergy and Asthma Association  and nutritional experts familiar with food-allergy care. Once the patient is discharged he is provided with information suited to his personal requirements. It goes without saying that we foster close cooperation with the physician or family doctor responsible for hospitalising the patient