Results of atopy patch tests with house dust mites in adults with 'intrinsic' and 'extrinsic' atopic dermatitis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 450-454

  Ingordo, V ^d   D'Andria, G ^a   D'Andria, C ^b   Tortora, A ^c  

^a SS Annunziata Hospital   (Italy)

^b S Maugeri Foundation Medical Centre   (Italy)

^c Italian Navy Main Hospital 'G Venticinque'   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

'Allergic atopic' dermatitis; 'Extrinsic' atopic dermatitis; 'Intrinsic' atopic dermatitis; 'Non allergic' atopic dermatitis; Atopy patch test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PETROLATUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECZEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0036749718     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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