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Food allergy and atopy patch tests.

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Diagnostic accuracy of atopy patch tests for food allergy in children with atopic dermatitis aged less than two years.

BACKGROUND Atopy patch tests (APT) have been introduced as a valuable tool for the diagnosis of food allergy. However, interpretation of the readout of APT requires further clarification. OBJECTIVE To investigate the accuracy of APT in identifying atopic sensitisation to hen's eggs (HE), cow's milk (CM), soybean and wheat in Chinese children with atopic dermatitis (AD) aged less than two year...

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