Advanced Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Center

10/10/2025

There is nothing more exciting to me than treating life threatening food allergies!
Meet Paige!
Paige is a beautiful 13yo girl who experienced an anaphylactic reaction after eating a cookie at a friends house. She immediately felt her throat closing and luckily wasn't far from home. She ran home and her mom got her to the ER just in time for life saving epinephrine injection.
Paige learned that the cookie was a peanut butter cookie and testing confirmed peanut snd tree nut allergy. She completed a treatment called oral immunotherapy for peanut and pecans/walnuts. A series of escalating doses until she passed a final challenge. She has to take a daily dose of nuts which she doesn't love but does it because she knows it's helping her.
So excited to say that Paige's lab work today shows her peanut and pecan and walnut are almost UNDETECTABLE!!!!
As the first allergist in San Antonio to offer OIT, this just does not lose its excitement!!!
Congratulations Paige!!! Keep up the good work!!!

10/04/2025

These are my "allergens", what are yours?

Marketing campaign from 2010 when I opened my practice. My honey bee and kitty cat are now 19 and my sweet puppy dog is a high school senior!!

10/03/2025

October is Eczema Awareness Month. Eczema, also called atopic dermatitis, is a common chronic skin disease that usually starts in early childhood. One of the main symptoms of this condition is very itchy and dry skin. The skin becomes inflamed, red, irritated and scaly.

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40 percent of children with atopic dermatitis have foods exacerbating their skin. Call me for an appointment and testing! 210-499-ITCH (4824)

The AAAAI offers information on Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis) symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & management.

10/01/2025

What a nice surprise to walk in and see this morning.
Very honored to reveive this recognition from my peers!

09/29/2025

5 facts about penicillin allergy from CDC:

1. Approximately 10% of U.S. patients reported having an allergic reaction to a "penicillin class" antibiotic in their past. However, less than 1% of patients were truly allergic.
2. A penicillin allergy label can prompt a clinician to prescribe second-line broad spectrum antibiotics that may be associated with suboptimal antibiotic therapy, increased risk for antimicrobial resistance or other adverse events, and higher healthcare costs.
3. Patients may have an inaccurate penicillin allergy label based on a past history of viral rashes, a family history of penicillin allergy, or intolerance to an antibiotic (e.g., diarrhea).
4. A true penicillin allergy may cause either an immediate hypersensitivity reaction (IgE-mediated, resembling anaphylaxis) or a delayed hypersensitivity reaction (resembling a severe rash or causing organ and blood cell injuries). For immediate hypersensitivity reactions, penicillin allergy-specific IgE antibodies may decrease over time resulting in patients tolerating penicillin-related antibiotics later in life.
5. Clinicians can evaluate a penicillin allergy label through different methods, including reviewing a patient's allergy history and conducting a validated risk stratification, followed by penicillin skin testing and/or a direct oral challenge, as appropriate.

Call 210-499-4824 for scheduling!

09/24/2025

RIM Ms. Lone Star, getting ready for IUM State Pageant. Dr. Patricia Dinger

09/24/2025

So much fun at my office today with the best staff ever!! Thankful to my staff, our vendors, and our patients for another great year! Thank you for all the birthday fun!

09/20/2025

Congratulations to our newest graduate in the fight against food allergies!!! We are so proud of Anthony for his courage, perseverance and determination. We had some small bumps in the road but made it to the 24 peanut challenge and PASSED!!! After a life long history of life threatening peanut allergy he is on the road to living a life free of peanut allergy. We aren't completely in the clear at this time, but with daily dosing in time we see peanut IGE become undetectable!! It still amazes and excites me even after 10 years of offering this treatment!!! Way to go Anthony!! We are with you every step of the way!!!

07/19/2025

Dr. Dinger's platform "Be WISER" educating the community on the importance of seeking medical attention for suspected food allergy, wearing or carrying your injectable or inhaled device, injecting or inhaling epinephrine promptly in an attack, and eliminating the allergic foods to avoid future reactions!!!

W-wear your device or carry in your pocket
I- inject or intranasal spray promptly
S- seek medical attention from an Allergist
E- eliminate allergic foods
R - Remember "Epinephrine FIRST and FAST"
See photos below with intranasal epinephrine carrying case clipped to her belt buckle. Most devices offer free carrying cases making it that easy to carry with you!!

07/19/2025

Epinephrine is the only life saving medication in an anaphylactic reaction. You must carry it with you at all times if you have a known risk for anaphylaxis.
Don't let cost prevent you from filling your prescription!
Here are some tips if cost is an issue for you!

The manufacturers of most epinephrine options offer U.S. savings programs and patient assistance programs. Epinephrine is the only treatment for a severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis [anna-fih-LACK-sis]. It is only available through a prescription by your doctor. Most prescriptions come wi...

07/08/2025

Dr Dinger and Abby day 2!!!

07/08/2025

Abby and I are having so much fun!!! It's not too late to vote for us. I'm still working before and after performances!!!! I'm still here for you guys!!