Evaluation of cryo-stimulation test for the diagnosis of cold urticaria.
A cryo-stimulation test performed on 300 allergic and non-allergic individuals showed that this test is positive in most of the cold urticaria patients but negative in patients having other allergic or non-allergic disorders. The chief causes of false positive reactions were a state of atopy and dermographism.
D003080:Cold Temperature; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D044469:Racial Groups; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology