Interpretation and relevance of patch testing: False-positive and false-negative test reactions, compound allergy, cross-sensitivity;Interprétation et pertinence des patch-tests: Faux-positifs et faux-négatifs, allergies composées, allergies croisées

Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie

Volumn 136, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 610-616

  Le Coz, C J ^a,b   Sasseville, D ^c  

^a Cabinet de Dermatologie   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compound allergy; Cross sensitivity; False negative reactions; False positive reactions; Patch testing; Relevance

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY TEST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CROSS ALLERGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 69049107383     PISSN: 01519638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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