title: [Modern diagnostic methods in allergic states].
abstract: The marked increase in recent years in the various forms of allergy (asthmatic, oculonasal, cutaneous and digestive) has made greater familiarity with their respective clinical criteria, and the methods now available for their diagnosis, a necessity, even for the general practitioner. An overview is therefore offered of such methods (skin, mucosa, exposure and elimination tests; identification of precipitating and agglutinating antibodies; serological methods: PRIST, RAST; biological methods; etc.), and their meaning and practical importance are assessed. Lastly, a reference is made to the tests that are most appropriate for the aetiological diagnosis of each kind of allergic disease or manifestation.
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008722:Methods
vernacular_title: Moderne metodiche diagnostiche degli stati allergici.