Is a positive intracutaneous test induced by penicillin mediated by histamine? A cutaneous microdialysis study in penicillin-allergic patients
Abstract Background Diagnostic workup of penicillin allergy comprises skin testing with penicillins, and patients are deemed allergic if skin test is positive. However, the literature suggests that skin test-positive patients may be challenge-negative, indicating that the skin test may be falsely po...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Translational Allergy |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13601-017-0179-2 |