Proposal for a standardized interpretation of the atopy patch test in children with atopic dermatitis and suspected food allergy

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-217

  Heine, Ralf G ^a,b   Verstege, Andrea ^a   Mehl, Anne ^a   Staden, Ute ^a   Rolinck Werninghaus, Claudia ^a   Niggemann, Bodo ^a,c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Atopy patch test; Children; Diagnostics; Food allergy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGG; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPULE; PATCH TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOYBEAN; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHEAT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646505498     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2005.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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