The disease and allergen pages on The Allergy World are written in plain language, but they're grounded in published pediatric allergy literature. Here are some of the key sources, summarised for general readers, with links to the original publications.
A national expert-panel guideline from the Indian Academy of Pediatrics covering asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, urticaria/angioedema and anaphylaxis. It was created because allergy care across India has historically been inconsistent, and aims to standardise how these conditions are diagnosed and treated in Indian children.
View source →A review looking at how common food allergy is in children and the biological process behind it. It notes that reliable Indian data on food allergy prevalence has historically been limited compared to Western countries — part of why accurate local testing, rather than assumption, matters so much.
View source →A clinical review of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) — the treatment that gradually reduces a child's sensitivity to a confirmed trigger like dust mite or pollen, rather than just controlling symptoms — for children with allergic asthma and rhinitis.
View source →A look at strategies to reduce the burden of allergic disease in children, reinforcing why early identification of true triggers — rather than broad, unfocused avoidance — is central to prevention as much as treatment.
View source →A note on Dr. Narwani's own research: Dr. Chandan Narwani is also an active clinical researcher, with several manuscripts on pediatric allergy patterns in Bhavnagar currently under peer review and submission (including work on trigger diagnostic accuracy, dust mite sensitisation patterns, and indoor air pollutant exposure). This page will be updated with links as that work is formally published.
Bring it to a consultation — Dr. Narwani can walk you through what the evidence means for your child specifically.
