title: 1- versus 2- and 3-day diagnostic patch testing.
abstract: One inconvenience of the routine patch test technique is the 2-day patch wear. Adjusting the routine patch test technique to a shorter allergen exposure would be more comfortable for the patient. Studies define this feasibility; the available data do not permit a definite answer as to the suitability of 1-day application. An idealized protocol suitable for resolving this issue is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Manuskiatti
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Maibach
mesh_terms: D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010328:Patch Tests / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D013997:Time Factors