Paediatric Allergy Centre

Our specialised Paediatric Allergy Centre focuses on children with chronic respiratory, gastrointestinal and/or skin problems and children who show acute, often severe symptoms following meals, insect bites or when taking medications. You can refer to us for allergic asthma, atopic eczema and allergies of various kinds.

The Paediatric Allergy Centre is located in the Maria Middelares Medical Centre.

Team

The Paediatric Allergy Team is multidisciplinary and consists of a permanent core of three paediatricians, a paediatric nurse, a paediatric dietitian and an all-round administrative assistant. Every paediatrician has an additional specialisation.

Dr Leus: food allergy, eczema and anaphylaxis
Dr De Wilde: asthma, eczema and anaphylaxis
Dr Van de Voorde: asthma, food allergy, eczema and anaphylaxis

Doctors

Nurse

Dietitian

Administrative assistant

How we work

You can turn to the Paediatric Allergy Centre for a variety of tests, individual guidance and support:

extensive anamnesis and clinical research
additional examinations with skin tests, blood draws, pulmonary function examinations
written explanation of the type of allergy, administration of medication, skin care, diet
supervision by a dietitian
Intensive collaboration with the Paediatric Allergology Department of the Gasthuisberg Leuven University Hospital.

Our team is committed to regular re-evaluation of children with allergies, precisely because we know that allergies are highly subject to change over the course of the first 15 years of life. This allows us to maintain an overview and to quickly make adjustments where necessary by means of new prevention measures, medication adjustments, expansion or simplification of diets and/or additional patient coaching.

Diagnoses and treatments

The Paediatric Allergy Centre diagnoses and treats multiple disorders:

Information sessions

We place a high value on understanding your child's disorder because we are convinced that this is the basis for optimal treatment and quality of life. That is why we offer information sessions on eczema (skin cure) and anaphylaxis (severe allergic reactions).

Skin cure

During this information session, parents get more information about the causes, treatment and prevention of atopic eczema. Using examples, we teach how to recognise the different types of eczema and to apply the right treatment. There are also a lot of practical tips.

Children between 3-8 years old are also welcome. A maximum of two adults per child can participate in this session. While the parents receive a theoretical explanation, our paediatric nurse explains to the children in a playful way how to apply cream correctly. This 'cream application session' is less suitable for children under 3 and older than 8 years of age.

You can register a child, accompanied by a parent or grandparent, for one of these sessions. Pre-registration is mandatory.

Location

The session continues in the meeting room of the Maria Middelares Medical Centre, when you enter the building immediately to the left.

Anaphylaxis

We also offer information sessions for parents, grandparents, child caretakers, teachers and other care providers responsible for the daily care of a child who has a dangerous food allergy. These information sessions are also suitable for adolescents with a high risk of anaphylaxis.

A maximum of four adults per child can participate in these sessions. We ask for a contribution of €25.00 per child. Payment by means of invoicing after the session.

Pre-registration is mandatory.

Location

Conference room at the Maria Middelares Medical Centre, Kliniekstraat 27 in Ghent-Bruges

Studies

As a specialised centre, we find it important to participate in scientific research. We are currently actively working on the following studies in collaboration with the Paediatric Allergology Department of the Gasthuisberg Leuven University Hospital:

reintroduction of milk using the 'milk ladder'
Reintroduction of egg in children with IgE-mediated egg allergy (TETI study)
exertion-induced asthma in young athletes.

Contact

Register

Patients (0-14 years old) can be registered by their referring physicians by e-mail at kinderallergiecentrum@azmmsj.be or by calling the secretariat for paediatricians at +32 (0)9 246 82 00.

Always include the following information in your e-mail:

name and birthdate of the child
referred patient’s e-mail address
patient’s address
patient’s telephone number

As a patient, you will then be contacted by one of our all-round staff members to book an appointment. The referring physician is kept informed with evolution reports.

Paediatrics secretariat

Tel. +32 9 246 82 00

Our paediatricians conduct daily consultations at different locations. Consultations are available by appointment only through the central secretariat during office hours (8.15am - 12.30pm and 1.00pm - 5pm).

Location

Ghent-Bruges Medical Centre

Address: Kliniekstraat 27
9050 Ghent-Bruges

Tel. +32 9 246 11 20
Fax: +32 9 246 11 29

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