Skin prick tests and allergy diagnosis

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-164

  Antunes, João ^a   Borrego, Luís ^a   Romeira, Ana ^a   Pinto, Paula ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allergen extract; Diagnosis; Prick test; Skin; Technique

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALLERGEN; AMOXICILLIN; AUTACOID; AZELASTINE; CETIRIZINE; CLEMASTINE; DESIPRAMINE; DESLORATADINE; DOXEPIN; EBASTINE; EMLA; FC RECEPTOR; FEXOFENADINE; FOOD ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; MIZOLASTINE; MONTELUKAST; PENICILLIN G; PROMETHAZINE; RANITIDINE; THEOPHYLLINE; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PASSIVE CUTANEOUS ANAPHYLAXIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 67650687032     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0546(09)71728-8     Document Type: Review

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