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Article: Symposium on atopic dermatitis: Allergy testing and treatment for canine atopic dermatitis

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March 1, 2002
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Now that you've diagnosed atopic dermatitis, how do you alleviate the patient's suffering? Allergen-specific immunotherapy, which requires allergy testing, holds the best chances for relief, but symptomatic treatment can help as well.

AS DISCUSSED in the first article in this symposium, the diagnosis of atopic dermatitis is based on a suggestive history, typical clinical signs, and ruling out differential diagnoses. Positive allergy test results are not a prerequisite for diagnosis. Allergy tests are most useful in selecting allergens for allergen-specific immunotherapy and in determining allergen-avoidance measures.

The options for treating and controlling atopic dermatitis include ...

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