TY - BOOK
T1 - Patch testing and prick testing
T2 - A practical guide official publication of the ICDRG
AU - Lachapelle, Jean Marie
AU - Ring, Johannes
AU - Darsow, Ulf
AU - Maibach, Howard I.
AU - Rustemeyer, Thomas
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Knowledge in the field of allergic contact dermatitis has developed to a considerable degree, which includes improved techniques of patch testing and prick testing, e.g. additional tests such as open, semi-open, repeated open application test (ROAT) and use tests, photopatch tests, atopy patch tests and provocative tests. Further, due to the ongoing changes in our environment, the series of patch tests-the so-called standards-are also regularly renewed. This new edition: Is completely revised, updated and expanded Is reader-friendly, structured with core messages Includes an increased number of flowcharts and illustrations It is a globally useful and outstanding guide in the management of positive and negative patch test and prick test reactions, for all practicing dermatologists, from the beginner to the well-trained expert.
AB - Knowledge in the field of allergic contact dermatitis has developed to a considerable degree, which includes improved techniques of patch testing and prick testing, e.g. additional tests such as open, semi-open, repeated open application test (ROAT) and use tests, photopatch tests, atopy patch tests and provocative tests. Further, due to the ongoing changes in our environment, the series of patch tests-the so-called standards-are also regularly renewed. This new edition: Is completely revised, updated and expanded Is reader-friendly, structured with core messages Includes an increased number of flowcharts and illustrations It is a globally useful and outstanding guide in the management of positive and negative patch test and prick test reactions, for all practicing dermatologists, from the beginner to the well-trained expert.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84889798432&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-92806-5
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-92806-5
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84889798432
SN - 9783540928058
BT - Patch testing and prick testing
PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ER -