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Article: A comparison of skin endpoint titration and skin-prick testing in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis.
- Article from:
- Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
- Author:
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Abstract
Among the many methods of allergy diagnosis are intradermal testing (IDT) and skin-prick testing (SPT). The usefulness of IDT has been called into question by some authors, while others believe that studies demonstrating that SPT was superior might have been subject to bias. We conducted a study to compare the validity of SPT and IDT--specifically, the skin endpoint titration (SET) type of IDT--in diagnosing allergie rhinitis. We performed nasal provocation testing on 62 patients to establish an unbiased screening criterion for study entry. Acoustic rhinometric measurements of the nasal responses revealed that 34 patients tested positive and 28 negative. ...
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