Prediction of patch test results
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Contact Dermatitis
- Vol. 11 (5) , 283-284
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0536.1984.tb01010.x
Abstract
Test on 100 consecutive patients, 59 with a suspected allergen and 41 with eczema or contact dermatitis without a suspected allergen, yielded 23 unsuspected positives in 17 patients. The clinical diagnosis was not confirmed in 27 of the 59 cases with suspected allergens.Keywords
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