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Skin prick test

Known as: epicutaneous test, prick skin tests, prick test 
A test for sensitivity to allergens. A solution containing a suspected allergy-causing substance is placed on the skin and then the skin is pricked… 
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Hypersensitivity skin testing

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2005
2005
Anaphylactic reaction to apple, banana and lychee: what is common between botanically disparate plant families?
We present the case of a 33‐year‐old nonatopic woman with multiple episodes of anaphylaxis after ingestion of different fruits… 
1986
1986
Skin test and radioallergosorbent test with extracts of larval and adult midges of Tokunagayusurika akamusi Tokunaga (Diptera: Chironomidae) in asthmatic patients of the metropolitan area of Tokyo.
Prick test and radioallergosorbent test to extracts of larval and adult midges, Tokunagayusurika akamusi (Tokunaga) were done in… 
1985
1985
Correlation of allergy test results obtained by IgE FAST, RAST, and prick-puncture methods.
Prick skin testing and IgE FASTTM results were compared in eight atopic patients, using a comparable class system. Identical… 
1985
1985
Diagnosis and immunotherapy of mould allergy. II. Reproducibility and relationship between skin sensitivity estimated by end-point titration and histamine equivalent reaction using skin prick test…
To determine reproducibility and the optimal way of expressing skin sensitivity, simultaneous skin prick tests (SPT) and… 
1985
1985
Type I allergy to egg and milk proteins: comparison of skin prick tests with nasal, buccal and gastric provocation tests.
Provocation tests with egg or milk antigens were performed on symptomatic patients or those who were skin prick test positive to… 
1985
1985
Reproducibility of histamine skin prick test. Inter- and intravariation using histamine dihydrochloride 1, 5, and 10 mg/ml.
The reproducibility of skin prick test using histamine dihydrochloride 1, 5, and 10 mg/ml was tested by three nurses in five non… 
1983
1983
Extreme fatigue and malaise--a syndrome caused by badly cleaned wall-to-wall carpets?
Complaints connected with the indoor climate are often vague and a cause-effect relationship is difficult to demonstrate. The… 
1983
1983
Efficiency of different skin prick testing methods in the diagnosis of allergy to dog.
The study of 202 asthmatic children shows that prick testing with standardized dog allergen extract is very useful in the… 
1980
1980
Epidermal Langerhans' cells after the prick test for Behçet's disease.
The number of Langerhans' cells (LHC) in the prickle cell layer was increased after prick test in patients with Behçet's disease… 
1960
1960
Contribution on to the histopathology of allergic epicutaneous test reactions. Part 1. Allergic contact eczema and the epicutaneous patch test with previous research in the histopathology of…