Skin prick test and specific serum IgE in the diagnostic evaluation of suspected cow's milk and hen's egg allergy in children: Does one replace the other?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1266-1272

  Mehl, A ^a   Niggemann, B ^b   Keil, T ^a   Wahn, U ^a   Beyer, K ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DRK KLINIKEN BERLIN WESTEND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Food allergy; Immunoglobulin E; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGG ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK ALLERGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EGGS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MILK; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84863996650     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.04046.x     Document Type: Article

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