The atopy patch test (APT) - A useful tool for the diagnosis of food allergy in children with atopic dermatitis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 281-285

  Niggemann, B ^a,b   Reibel, S ^a   Wahn, U ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopic dermatitis; Atopy patch test; Children; Food allergy

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET RESTRICTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EGG; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEN; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SOYBEAN; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MILK; OVALBUMIN; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOYBEANS; TRITICUM;

EID: 0034103568     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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