Proposal for a standardized interpretation of the atopy patch test in children with atopic dermatitis and suspected food allergy

• Published in: Pediatric allergy and immunology Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 213 - 217
• Main Authors: Heine, Ralf G., Verstege, Andrea, Mehl, Anne, Staden, Ute, Rolinck-Werninghaus, Claudia, Niggemann, Bodo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2006; Blackwell
• Subjects: Adolescent; Allergic diseases; atopic dermatitis; atopy patch test; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; children; Dermatitis, Atopic - etiology; Dermatitis, Atopic - pathology; diagnostics; Digestive allergic diseases; Female; food allergy; Food Hypersensitivity - complications; Food Hypersensitivity - diagnosis; Food Hypersensitivity - pathology; Humans; Immunopathology; Infant; Male; Medical sciences; Patch Tests - standards; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Skin - pathology; Skin allergic diseases. Stinging insect allergies; Time Factors; Human; Immunopathology; Food allergy; Skin disease; atopy patch test; Exploration; Atopy; diagnostics; Immunology; Atopic dermatitis; children; Digestive diseases; Diagnosis; Child; Patch; Test interpretation; Skin test

The interpretation of the atopy patch test (APT) to foods is not standardized. This study aimed to validate the reading of the APT in terms of the diagnostic accuracy of individual skin signs. Eighty‐seven children (mean age 2.4 ± 2.5 yr, range 0.5–13.5; 57 male) with atopic dermatitis (AD) and susp...