title: Patch testing in allergic contact dermatitis.
abstract: A deterioration in chronic inflammatory ear disease despite topical medication, or failure of the condition to improve with such treatment, should raise the possibility of allergic contact dermatitis. Allergen testing (patch testing) is the 'gold standard' method of identifying an agent causing allergic contact dermatitis. We describe an ENT patch test series applied by our department as a screening device for this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, UK. jameskeir@hotmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keir
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: English
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fergie
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010328:Patch Tests / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens