Patch Testing and Prick Testing A Practical Guide Official Publication of the ICDRG / by Jean-Marie Lachapelle, Howard I. Maibach.

Knowledge in the field of allergic contact dermatitis has developed to a considerable degree, which includes improved techniques of patch testing and prick testing, e.g. additional tests such as open, semi-open, repeated open application test (ROAT) and use tests, photopatch tests, atopy patch tests...

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Main Authors: Lachapelle, Jean-Marie (Author), Maibach, Howard I. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:2nd ed. 2009.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • Patch Testing
  • The International Contact Dermatitis Research Group
  • The Spectrum of Diseases for Which Patch Testing is Recommended
  • Patch Testing Methodology
  • The Standard Series of Patch Tests
  • Photopatch Testing
  • The TRUE Test System
  • Additional Testing Procedures
  • Clinical Relevance of Patch Test Reactions
  • The Atopy Patch Test in Atopic Dermatitis
  • Prick Testing
  • The Spectrum of Diseases for Which Prick Testing and Open (Non-Prick) Testing are Recommended
  • The Methodology of Open (Non-Prick) Testing, Prick Testing, and its Variants
  • Testing in Cutaneous Systemic Adverse Drug Reactions: Interest and Limitations
  • Testing Procedures in Cutaneous Systemic Adverse Drug Reactions.