The prevalence of positive reactions in the atopy patch test with aeroallergens and food allergens in subjects with atopic eczema: a European multicenter study

• Published in: Allergy (Copenhagen) Vol. 59; no. 12; pp. 1318 - 1325
• Main Authors: Darsow, U., Laifaoui, J., Kerschenlohr, K., Wollenberg, A., Przybilla, B., Wüthrich, B., Borelli, S., Giusti, F., Seidenari, S., Drzimalla, K., Simon, D., Disch, R., Devillers, A. C. A., Oranje, A. P., De Raeve, L., Hachem, J.‐P., Dangoisse, C., Blondeel, A., Song, M., Breuer, K., Wulf, A., Werfel, T., Roul, S., Taieb, A., Bolhaar, S., Bruijnzeel‐Koomen, C., Brönnimann, M., Braathen, L. R., Didierlaurent, A., André, C., Ring, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Munksgaard International Publishers 01.12.2004; Blackwell; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; aeroallergens; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Allergens - immunology; Allergic diseases; Allergies; Animals; Apium graveolens - immunology; atopic eczema; atopy patch test; Biological and medical sciences; Cats; Child; Child, Preschool; Dermatitis; Dermatitis, Atopic - diagnosis; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus - immunology; Eczema; Europe; European multicenter; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; Humans; Immunopathology; Infant; Male; Medical diagnosis; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Patch Tests; Sensitivity and Specificity; Skin allergic diseases. Stinging insect allergies; Europe; Human; Allergy; Immunopathology; Food allergen; Skin disease; Prevalence; Multicenter study; atopy patch test; Exploration; atopic eczema; Atopy; Immunology; Eczema; aeroallergens; Aeroallergen; European multicenter; Patch; Allergen; Skin test

Background:  The atopy patch test (APT) was proposed to evaluate IgE‐mediated sensitizations in patients with atopic eczema (AE). Objective:  The prevalence and agreement with clinical history and specific IgE (sIgE) of positive APT reactions was investigated in six European countries using a standa...