The prevalence of positive reactions in the atopy patch test with aeroallergens and food allergens in subjects with atopic eczema: A European multicenter study

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1318-1325

  Darsow, Ulf ^a   Laifaoui, J ^a   Kerschenlohr, K ^b   Wollenberg, A ^b   Przybilla, B ^b   Wuthrich B ^c   Borelli Jr , S ^c   Giusti, F ^d   Seidenari, S ^d   Drzimalla, K ^e   Simon, D ^e,l   Disch, R ^e   Borelli, S ^e   Devillers, A C A ^f   Oranje, A P ^f   De Raeve, L ^g   Hachem, J P ^g   Dangoisse, C ^h   Blondeel, A ^h   Song, M ^h   Breuer, K ⁱ   Wulf, A ⁱ   Werfel, T ⁱ   Roul, S ^j   Taieb, A ^j   Bolhaar, S ^k   Bruijnzeel Koomen, C ^k   Bronnimann M ^l   Braathen, L R ^l   Didierlaurent, A ^m   Andre C ^m   Ring, J ^a   more..

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e Clin for Dermatol and Allerg   (Switzerland)

^f SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^h HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

ⁱ HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^j HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^k UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^m Stallergenes SA   (France)

more..

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Atopic eczema; Atopy patch test; European multicenter

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; EGG WHITE; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PETROLATUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIRCH; BREATHING DISORDER; CELERY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ECZEMA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FLOUR; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; APIUM GRAVEOLENS; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 8644279504     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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