Are cutaneous hypersensitivity tests to inhalant allergens a severity marker for vernal keratoconjunctivitis?
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Are cutaneous hypersensitivity tests to inhalant allergens a severity marker for vernal keratoconjunctivitis?
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to analyze the cutaneous sensitivity to a variety of allergens in patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) and to demonstrate the relation between skin response and clinical aspects of the disease. METHODS Twenty patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis were randomly chosen from the External Disease and Cornea Sector. They were clinically evaluate...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0004-2749
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492007000600020