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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Airborne contact dermatitis induced by parthenium: a study of 50 cases in South India.

22 Nov 2009 Airborne contact dermatitis (ABCD) is a commonly occurring form of allergic contact dermatitis with varied aetiology, often posing a diagnostic challenge in management. A study was carried out on patients with a clinical picture and history ... Read more...

Skin testing in delayed reactions to drugs.

30 Jul 2009 Drug skin tests (eg, patch tests, prick tests with delayed readings, intradermal tests [IDT], especially with delayed readings) are used to investigate cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADR) in delayed hypersensitivity reactions caused by a ... Read more...

Allergic contact dermatitis in children: common allergens and treatment: a review.

30 Jul 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The following study reviews the recent literature pertaining to allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) in the pediatric population. This study also provides an overview of the most common allergens and discusses various therapeutic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Patch Tests'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Airborne contact dermatitis induced by parthenium: a study of 50 cases in South India. 22 Nov 2009
• Skin testing in delayed reactions to drugs. 30 Jul 2009
• Allergic contact dermatitis in children: common allergens and treatment: a review. 30 Jul 2009
• [Drug patch tests in the investigation of cutaneous adverse drug reactions] 26 Jul 2009
• [Peculiarities of patch testing in children] 23 Jul 2009
• [How to test occupational products brought in by patients] 23 Jul 2009
• [Patch-testing methods: additional specialised or additional series] 23 Jul 2009
• Ambroxol-induced systemic contact dermatitis confirmed by positive patch test. 21 Jul 2009
• [Epicutaneous testing of patients presenting atopic dermatitis: atopy patch tests] 21 Jul 2009
• [Photopatch testing] 21 Jul 2009
• [Interpretation and relevance of patch testing: false-positive and false-negative test reactions, compound allergy, cross-sensitivity] 21 Jul 2009
• [Patch test reading] 21 Jul 2009
• [Skin testing with cosmetics brought in by patients] 21 Jul 2009
• [Patch-test methods: materials and allergens] 21 Jul 2009
• [Patch tests: indications or when testing should be performed] 21 Jul 2009
• [Side effects, complications and contraindications of patch-tests] 19 Jul 2009
• [Alternatives to patch tests] 19 Jul 2009
• [Testing plant products brought in by patients] 19 Jul 2009
• [Patch testing methods in different climatic conditions] 16 Jul 2009
• [Patch testing: historical aspects] 16 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Patch Tests'

Definition: Skin tests in which the sensitizer is applied to a patch of cotton cloth or gauze held in place for approximately 48-72 hours. It is used for the elicitation of a contact hypersensitivity reaction.

Descriptor UI: D010328

Alternative terms: Patch Tests; Patch Test; Test, Patch; Tests, Patch;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.750.610; E01.450.495.750.610; E05.478.594.800.610;

Online Note: search SKIN TESTS 1966-74

History Note: 91(75); was see under SKIN TESTS 1975-90

Technical Notes: a type of skin test