Laboratory diagnostic methods for allergic skin diseases and precautions
LU Xue-yan
LI Lin-feng
Abstract：Detection of speciifc allergen is very important for the diagnosis of allergic skin diseases. Laboratory methods to detect allergen in vivo include: skin prick test, skin scratch test and intra-dermal test which are tests for type I allergy, and patch test, photo-patch test and atopy patch test which are tests for type IV allergy. This manuscript reviews the indications, contraindications, procedure, assessment, adverse effects, precautions, and results interpretation of these test methods.
Keywords：Skin diseaseallergicLaboratory diagnostic methods
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 357-360 )