title: Prediction of patch test results.
abstract: Test on 100 consecutive patients, 59 with a suspected allergen and 41 with eczema or contact dermatitis without a suspected allergen, yielded 23 unsuspected positives in 17 patients. The clinical diagnosis was not confirmed in 27 of the 59 cases with suspected allergens.
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004485:Eczema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010328:Patch Tests; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens