Patch testing with egg represents a useful integration to diagnosis of egg allergy in children with atopic dermatitis

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-111

  Giusti, Francesca ^a   Seidenari, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECZEMA; EGG; EGG ALLERGY; EGG YOLK; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EGG WHITE; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; PATCH TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 16344365271     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2005.22202.x     Document Type: Article

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