title: [Progresses in the diagnosis of allergy].
abstract: The traditional diagnosis of allergy by Prick tests and/or RAST offers very limited information about the real nature of allergic problems and of their clinical, therapeutic and prognostic implications. The diagnosis by allergic components (natural or recombinant) suppose a great qualitative step leading a great improving in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic patients, because its use with clinical history and other diagnostic in vivo or in vitro methods improve importantly the diagnostic accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Neumología y Alergia Infantil, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, España. nieto_ant@gva.es.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazón
keywords: Allergy; Diagnosis; Molecular diagnosis