Skin allergy tests
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General Hospital
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Description
There are two main types:
- Skin prick tests: a drop of a substance is placed on the skin and the skin under the drop is gently pricked with a small needle.
- Intradermal tests: a small amount of the diluted substance is injected into the top layer of skin. If the patient is “sensitised”, a small local reaction appears with itching, redness, swelling, etc. This reaction is compared with physiological serum (negative control that does not need to cause a reaction) and histamine (positive control that has to react)
Risks
The risk of these tests is very low. Only in extremely allergic patients and usually with drug testing, there is a certain risk of serious and widespread allergic reaction.
Options
In some cases, blood tests can be conducted to assess blood sensitisation.
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