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...

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

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...

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...

cause facial flushing and increased sensitivity to alcohol. In an ethanol patch test, different concentrations of ethanol are applied onto lint pads and attached...

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

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

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

Post-1996 tests of human sensitivity to IPBC have all shown quite low sensitivity, having overall reported human skin testing (patch test) on 53,774...

Groot AC, van Joost T, Bos JD, van der Meeren HL, Weyland JW (1988). "Patch test reactivity to DMDM hydantoin. Relationship to formaldehyde allergy". Contact...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

D, Storrs FJ, Taylor JS, Mathias CG, Deleo VA, Rietschel RL, Marks J. Patch-test results of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group 2005–2006. Dermatitis...

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

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

in 1714, and can be found in the Farina Archive in Cologne. In several patch test studies, application of some sources of bergamot oil directly to the skin...

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

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

9% positive reactions, being the third most common contact allergen in patch test results which surveyed close to 5000 contact dermatitis patients. Additionally...

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

below 30 °C. An allergy to the chemical can be discovered by performing a patch test. In the mid-1980s, a maximum concentration of 0.1% in stay-on and rinse-off...

D, Storrs FJ, Taylor JS, Mathias CG, Deleo VA, Rietschel RL, Marks J. Patch-test results of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group 2005–2006. Dermatitis...