Combined skin prick and patch testing enhances identification of peanut-allergic patients with atopic dermatitis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 495-499

  Seidenari, Stefania ^a,b   Giusti, F ^a   Bertoni, L ^a   Mantovani, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Atopy patch tests; Food challenge; Peanut allergy; Skin prick tests

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PEANUT; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0038693802     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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