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Human assay for identifying substances Which induce non‐allergic contact urticaria: the NICU‐test
Author(s) -
Gollhausen Rainer,
Kligman Alrert M.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1985.tb02512.x
Subject(s) - contact urticaria , medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , test (biology) , contact dermatitis , patch test , immunology , contact allergy , skin test , immunopathology , allergy , dermatology , biology , pathology , paleontology , tuberculosis
The problems of non‐immunologic contact urticarogens are addressed from various points of view. A new test for evaluating substances which may cause non‐immunologic contact urticaria in humans the NICU test, is introduced. Characterustue data of widely known contact utticariogens are given.