Atopy patch testing with aeroallergens in a large clinical population of dermatitis patients in Germany and Switzerland, 2000-2015: a retrospective multicentre study.
Heinrich DickelL KuhlmannA BauerA J BircherK BreuerT FuchsJ GrabbeV MahlerC PföhlerB PrzybillaJ Rieker-SchwienbacherC Schröder-KraftD SimonR TreudlerE WeisshaarM WormE TrinderJ GeierPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2020)
The aeroallergen patch test is a useful add-on tool in clinical routine, especially in patients with AD and/or respiratory allergy. A patch test series comprising Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Dermatophagoides farinae, birch, timothy grass, cat dander and mugwort seems to be suitable. Controlled studies with specific provocation and elimination procedures are required to further evaluate the diagnostic significance of the proposed screening series.