Publication details
Význam atopických epikutánních testů při vyšetřování pacientů s atopickým ekzémem
| Title in English | The importace of atopy patch tests in the diagnostic procedure in patiens with atopic dermatitis. |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Česko-slovenská dermatologie |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Dermatovenerology |
| Keywords | atopic dermatitis; aeroallergens; atopy patch tests |
| Description | Between November 2004 and April 2006 a group of 100 patients (26 males and 74 females) with atopic dermatitis aged from 16 to 70 years was investigated by atopy patch tests in the dermatoallergological office of the Ist. dept. of Dermatovenereology of the St. Anna Faculty Hospital in Brno. In 32 (32 %) patients the APT were positive, in 68 (68 %) negative. The most common allergens were the house dust mite allergens (13 %), the second were the grass and plant pollen (12 %) and the third dog allergens (10 %). The correlation of the results of APT with the history of flares of atopic dermatitis after the contact of the patients with the airborn allergens was higher in APT (66 %) than in specific IgE (42 %). The identification of aeroallergens as possible triggering factors of atopic dermatitis with atopy patch tests could be important in the investigation strategy in this disease. |