title: Skin testing in the preoperative diagnosis of anaesthetic allergy.
abstract: Intradermal testing is a valid manoeuvre for the determination of the drug responsible for an anaphylactoid reaction during anaesthesia. It does not fill criteria for a screening test and will have limited use in the preoperative diagnosis of anaesthetic allergy unless a high risk group is selected.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012306:Risk; D012882:Skin Tests; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D013390:Succinylcholine