Atopy patch test reactions are associated with T lymphocyte-mediated allergen-specific immune responses in atopic dermatitis

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 513-521

  Wistokat Wulfing A ^a   Schmidt, P ^a   Darsow, U ^b   Ring, J ^b   Kapp, A ^a   Werfel, T ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Atopy patch test; Cat epithelia; Grass pollen; House dust mite

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MITES; PATCH TESTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0032902616     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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