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Article: Patch testing offers benefits to those who know what to look for
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- Dermatology Times
- Article date:
- November 1, 1998
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Part art and part science, testing requires derms to rely on experience that can be learned early
In this exclusive DERMATOLOGY TIMES interview, Melanie D. Pratt, M.D., associate professor of dermatology at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, discusses patch testing with DT Editorial Consultant Norm.an Levine, MD., chief of dermatology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson.
Should every dermatologist have the ability and the wherewithal to conduct patch tests? Yes, I believe every general dermatologist should be familiar with the technique of patch testing and all of the 20 allergens on the European or American Standard Tray and preferably most of the 50 allergens on the ...