PROPER USE OF SKIN-TESTS WITH FOOD EXTRACTS IN DIAGNOSIS OF HYPERSENSITIVITY TO FOOD IN CHILDREN
PROPER USE OF SKIN-TESTS WITH FOOD EXTRACTS IN DIAGNOSIS OF HYPERSENSITIVITY TO FOOD IN CHILDREN
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2222.1977.tb01466.x
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
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MAY, CD
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作者:
BOCK, SA;BUCKLEY, J;MAY, CD
Cutaneous reactions evoked by graded amounts of food extracts were compared with results of double-blind food challenge and in vitro release of histamine from leukocytes. A 3 mm or greater weal reaction in skin tests by puncture technique using food extracts of 1:20 wt/vol concentration indicated the degree of hypersensitivity likely to be associated with clinically significant hypersensitivity reactions to food. Proper use of this simple technique will facilitate accurate diagnosis of food hypersensitivity in children by identifying the group among whom all positive reactions to food challenges will be found. Double-blind-food challenge is essential to establish a diagnosis of symptomatic hypersensitivity to food.