The atopy patch test with whole dust mite bodies at 20%: Evaluation of outcomes in adult atopic dermatitis, non-eczematous atopic patients and healthy subjects;L'atopy test con corpi interi di acari della polvere al 20%: Valutazione dei risultati nella dermatite atopica dell'adulto, in pazienti atopici non eczematosi e in soggetti sani

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-206

  Ingordo, V ^a,b  

^a Department of Dermatology   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermatitis, atopic; Dermatophagoides farinae; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Dust; Patch tests

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PETROLATUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN; SKIN ALLERGY; STANDARD;

EID: 3042826631     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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