RT Book, Section
A1 Manno, Rebecca L.
A1 Yazdany, Jinoos
A1 Tarrant, Teresa K.
A1 Kwan, Mildred
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193126187
T1 Allergy Testing
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193126187
RD 2024/04/19
AB To  maximize  the  positive  predictive  value  of  allergy  testing,  a  positive  test  result  must  correlate  with  patient  history  of  immediate  hypersensitivity,  and  the  immune  pathogenesis  must  be  consistent  with  IgE-mediated  disease.  IgE  antibodies  are  detected  by  allergen  skin  testing  or  serum  IgE  testing.  These  allergy  tests  are  useful  for  patients  with  symptoms  consistent  with  allergic  disease  (eg,  rhinitis,  asthma,  or  both),  patients  who  may  be  eligible  for  allergen  immunotherapy,  and  patients  who  have  strong  predisposing  factors  for  atopy  (eg,  family  history  of  atopy  or  ongoing  exposure  to  potential  sources  of  allergen).  Patients  with  diseases  that  are  not  IgE-mediated  or  who  do  not  demonstrate  an  immediate  hypersensitivity  reaction  (eg,  non-anaphylaxis  food  sensitivities  or  intolerances,  allergies  to  some  drugs,  and  allergic  contact  dermatitis)  usually  do  not  benefit  from  this  type  of  testing.