Use of in vitro release of interferon-γ in the diagnosis of contact allergy to potassium dichromate - A controlled study

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 191-193

  Trattner, A ^a   Akerman, L ^a   Lapidoth, M ^a   Klein, T ^a,b   Weiss, H ^a,b   Chaim, B Ben ^a,b   David, M ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Contact allergy; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Interferon ; Peripheral blood lymphocytes, potassium dichromate

Indexed keywords

DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; PATCH TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; POTASSIUM DICHROMATE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038460752     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2003.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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