A patch test is a diagnostic method used to determine which specific substances cause allergic inflammation of a patient's skin. Patch testing helps identify...

The patch test in the finite element method is a simple indicator of the quality of a finite element, developed by Bruce Irons. The patch test uses a partial...

Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, "patch testing is the gold standard for contact allergen identification". The patch test consists of applying small quantities...

remove the superficial layer of the epidermis. Patch test: applying a patch to the skin, where the patch contains the allergen If an immuno-response is...

being developed, as are improvements in skin prick test predictions; evaluation of the atopy patch test, wasp sting outcomes predictions, a rapidly disintegrating...

identifying it as being in the "top five" allergens most commonly causing patch test reactions. It may cause inflammation, redness, swelling, soreness, itching...

The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) was a test designed to measure the muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers...

where the diluted chemicals were planted. The chemicals included in the patch test kit are the offenders in approximately 85–90 percent of contact allergic...

function of enzymes that would otherwise process alcohol. In an ethanol patch test, different concentrations of ethanol are applied onto lint pads and attached...

can be differentiated from lip licker's dermatitis with an allergy patch skin test. It is treated with simple moisturizers, emollients, and sometimes...

Toby; Deleo, Vincent A.; Rietschel, Robert L.; Marks, James (2009). "Patch-test results of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group 2005-2006". Dermatitis:...

usually only affects one side of the body and does not cross the midline. A patch test may be ordered, for diagnostic purposes. Treatment differs according to...

Medical implants may also cause allergic reactions. Diagnosis is by patch test, a method which does not work as well for metals as it does for some other...

made by patch testing with a mixture of fragrance ingredients, the fragrance mix. This gives a positive patch-test reaction in about 10% of tested patients...

of action and a lack of a test for its diagnosis. A complete patient history combined with negative allergic patch testing is usually necessary to reach...

In 2005–06, fragrance mix was the third-most-prevalent allergen in patch tests (11.5%). 'Fragrance' was voted Allergen of the Year in 2007 by the American...

onchocerciasis that this drug is the basis of a skin patch test used to confirm that diagnosis. The drug patch is placed on the skin, and if the patient is infected...

Botto, Nina C.; Maibach, Howard I.; et al. (January 2009). "Positive patch-test reactions to propylene glycol: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis...

oil. When bergamot essential oil is applied directly to the skin via a patch test, followed by exposure to ultraviolet light, a concentration-dependent...

allergies and is part of the standard patch test series. In 2005–06, it was the seventh-most-prevalent allergen in patch tests (9.0%). People with formaldehyde...

be found in the Farina Archive in Cologne.[citation needed] In several patch test studies, application of some sources of bergamot oil directly to the skin...

Diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis can often be supported by patch testing. Contact dermatitis constitutes 95% of all occupational skin disorders...

nutrition or poor immune function. Diagnosis may be helped by testing for infections and patch testing for allergies. Treatment for angular cheilitis is typically...

confirmed by standard skin prick tests, skin patch tests, blood tests, challenge tests, and challenge/elimination tests as conducted for determining the...

formaldehyde releasers. As well, patch tests are prone to false positives at even low concentrations and not a reliable test. Sensitization to formaldehyde...

irritation are determined through a skin patch test analysis, similar to an allergic inflammation patch test. This examines the severity of the damage...

This may include a patch test to determine if a particular substance is causing the rhinitis, or an intradermal, scratch, or other test. Less commonly, the...

nickel than others. Nickel allergy is typically diagnosed by patch testing – applying a patch with 2.5% (in North America) or 5% (in Europe) nickel sulfate...

contrast to aphthous stomatitis where there is isolated oral ulceration. Patch testing may be indicated if allergies are suspected (e.g. a strong relationship...

preservative by making the environment less favorable to microorganisms. A patch test study found that "an increase in the use of DMDM hydantoin in cosmetic...