Allergy Testing - 19/08/16

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Allergic diseases are common in outpatient primary care. Allergy testing can guide management to determine allergy as a cause of symptoms and target therapeutic interventions. This article provides a review of common methods of allergy testing available so that physicians may counsel and refer patients appropriately. Immediate-type hypersensitivity skin tests can be used for airborne allergens, foods, insect stings, and penicillin. Radioallergosorbent testing can be used to evaluate immediate-type hypersensitivity. Delayed-type hypersensitivity or patch-type skin tests are used in patients with suspected contact dermatitis.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Allergy testing, Skin prick testing, Intradermal testing, In vitro allergy testing, Patch testing, IgE hypersensitivity, Allergen
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| Disclosure Statement: The authors have nothing to disclose. |
Vol 43 - N° 3
P. 363-374 - septembre 2016 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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