A contribution to the technique of intracutaneous testing with toxoplasmin.

Delayed-type heparin allergy: diagnostic procedures and treatment alternatives--a case series including 15 patients

Delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions (DTHRs) after subcutaneous application of unfractionated heparins or low-molecular-weight heparins are not uncommon. Standard allergological testing usually includes intracutaneous skin tests and patch testing of different heparins, heparinoids, and thrombin inhibitors followed by subcutaneous and/or intravenous challenge with skin test-negative drugs. We...

Serum prolactin level in psoriasis

The recent report, “Serum prolactin level in psoriasis”, is very interesting 1. Ghiasi et al. concluded that “it seems that while intracutaneous prolactin may contribute to the pathogenesis of psoriasis, the probable role of pituitary-produced circulating prolactin in the disease process needs further investigation .” There are some concerns on this report. First, although Ghiasi et al. have st...

Using Program Slicing Technique to Reduce the Cost of Software Testing

Systems of computers and their application in the lives of modern human beings are vastly expanding. In any kind of computer application, failure in computer systems can lead to a range of financial and mortal losses. Indeed, the major origin of software failure can be located in designing or implementing software. With regard to these statistics, 30% of the software projects have been prospero...

Skin testing: comparison of various techniques.

S KIN testing is one of the basic investigative procedures used by most allergists. The preference for any one test varies great.ly among the different workers. Four different tests were evaluated in this study: puncture, intracutaneous, conjunctival, and serial dilution intracutaneous threshold test. There was a total of 215 patients who were clinically sensitive to ragweed or grass pollens. T...

A toxoplasmin skin-testing survey amongst a group of South African Bantu.