"Dimple" dermographia - a unique diagnostic finding in allergy percutaneous skin testing

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In Vitro Diagnostic Testing for Antibiotic Allergy

Allergy to antibiotics is an important worldwide problem, with an estimated prevalence of up to 10% of the population. Reaction patterns for different antibiotics have changed in accordance with consumption trends. Most of the allergic reactions to antibiotics have been reported for betalactams, followed by quinolones and macrolides and, to a lesser extent, to others, such as metronidazole clin...

Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter.

I. Leonard Bernstein, MD; James T. Li, MD, PhD; David I. Bernstein, MD; Robert Hamilton, PhD, DABMLI; Sheldon L. Spector, MD; Ricardo Tan, MD; Scott Sicherer, MD; David B. K. Golden, MD; David A. Khan, MD; Richard A. Nicklas, MD; Jay M. Portnoy, MD; Joann Blessing-Moore, MD; Linda Cox, MD; David M. Lang, MD; John Oppenheimer, MD; Christopher C. Randolph, MD; Diane E. Schuller, MD; Stephen A. Ti...

Art and Science of Percutaneous Skin Testing

Utility of minor determinants in penicillin allergy skin testing

Background Penicillin allergy is a major concern among patients and physicians. There’s an estimated 5-10% self reported history of penicillin allergy by patients, but vast majority are not true hypersensitivities. Complete penicillin skin test with both major, minor determinants and amoxicillin is the test of choice for diagnosing IgE-mediated penicillin allergy. While Penicilloyl polylysine (...