TY - JOUR
T1 - Pitfalls in Patch Testing
T2 - Minimizing the Risk of Avoidable False-Negative Reactions
AU - Ophaug, Solveig
AU - Schwarzenberger, Kathryn
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - Patch testing is the gold-standard diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis; unfortunately, it is a procedure with potential for errors, including false-negative reactions. Some of the factors responsible for this are likely unavoidable; however, others may potentially lie within the control of the user. Knowledge and management of these controllable factors may improve the outcome of patch testing and minimize the incidence of false-negative patch test results.
AB - Patch testing is the gold-standard diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis; unfortunately, it is a procedure with potential for errors, including false-negative reactions. Some of the factors responsible for this are likely unavoidable; however, others may potentially lie within the control of the user. Knowledge and management of these controllable factors may improve the outcome of patch testing and minimize the incidence of false-negative patch test results.
KW - Allergic contact dermatitis
KW - False-negative
KW - Patch testing
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U2 - 10.1016/j.det.2020.02.007
DO - 10.1016/j.det.2020.02.007
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32475507
AN - SCOPUS:85084210269
SN - 0733-8635
VL - 38
SP - 293
EP - 300
JO - Dermatologic Clinics
JF - Dermatologic Clinics
IS - 3
ER -