title: [A comparative study of the value of skin tests and radio-allergo-sorbent tests in inhalation allergies (author's transl)].
abstract: Skin tests were performed and the specific IgE levels determined by means of the radio-allero-sorbent test (RAST) in fifty patients with allergic rhinitis/conjunctivitis and extrinsic bronchial asthma. An overall correlation between in vitro and in vivo diagnosis was found in 87% of cases. The results of this study indicate that in such allergies the RAST might well be of value as a screening test. In addition it is a valuable supplement to the skin tests, particularly in the elucidation of the diagnosis in problematic cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen über die Korrelation von Hauttest- und RAST-Ergebnissen bei Inhalationsallergien