"New" techniques for more sensitive patch testing?;"Neue" techniken für eine sensitivere epikutantestung?

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 889-896

  Dickel, Heinrich ^a   Altmeyer, Peter ^a   Brasch, Jochen ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Patch test; Repeated open application test; Standardization; Strip patch test; Test sensitivity; Test techniques

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPIDERMIS; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATCH TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; STRATUM CORNEUM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 84155172494     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2011.07671.x     Document Type: Review

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