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Skin reflectance measurements of patch test responses
Author(s) -
Mendelow Anne Y.,
Forsyth Angela,
Feathers James W.,
Baillie Alan J.,
Florence Alexander T.
Publication year - 1986
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.1600-0536.1986.tb01280.x
Subject(s) - patch test , reflectivity , allergic contact dermatitis , allergen , patch testing , contact dermatitis , dermatology , skin test , medicine , measure (data warehouse) , allergy , immunology , pathology , optics , computer science , tuberculosis , physics , database
Skin reflectance values were used as an objective measure of skin haemoglobin content at patch test sites to facilitate quantification of the erythematous response to contact allergens in patients with allergic contact dermatitis. Reflectance measurements of patch test responses correlated well with the clinical scoring and provided a numerical measure of reaction severity. Experimental contact allergen formulations were also evaluated by this method.