Open AccessRole of Patch Testing in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Author(s) -
Bar J,
Sari Godlewicz,
Arieh Ingber,
Eli Sprecher,
Dan Slodownik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of asthma and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-6965
DOI - 10.2147/jaa.s325657
Subject(s) - medicine , patch test , dermatology , degranulation , allergy , allergen , contact dermatitis , contact allergy , patch testing , allergic contact dermatitis , immunology , receptor
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a common debilitating condition. Although not completely understood, the main pathomechanism involves autoimmune-related mast-cell degranulation. Patch test (PT) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of type IV cutaneous hypersensitivity. The relevance of PT to the diagnosis of CSU is debatable.