Publication details
Kožní testy v diagnostice lékové alergie. Doporučení Pracovní skupiny pro lékové alergie ČSAKI
| Title in English | Skin tests in the diagnosis of drug allergies. Recommendations of the Working Group on drug allergies ČSAKI |
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Alergie |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology |
| Keywords | skin test; intradermal test; patch test; drug; allergy |
| Description | Skin tests are an essential tool for allergy diagnosis. They are routinely used to determine sensitization to inhaled allergens, food, latex and Hymenoptera venom. The article presents the mam principles of skin tests use in the diagnosis of drug allergy. Indications and procedures of prick tests, iiitradermal tests and patch tests are summarized by the Working Group for Drug Allergy CSAKI and based on European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) and European Network of Drug Allergy (ENDA) recommendations. The attention is drawn to their risks, recommended concentrations for selected chug groups and limitations of skin tests in the diagnosis of drug allergy. |