Relationship between atopy patch test with foods and SCORAD

Kutlu A., Aydin E., Karabacak E., Ozturk S., Aydinoz S., Taskapan O., ...More

TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY, vol.47, no.2, pp.99-102, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/turkderm.72623
  • Journal Name: TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.99-102
  • Keywords: Atopic dermatitis, atopy patch test, skin prick test, SCORAD, DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP, POSITION PAPER, DERMATITIS, HYPERSENSITIVITY, CHILDREN, ECZEMA, ADULTS
  • Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background and Design: The relationship between food and atopic dermatitis (AD) is controversial. Atopy patch test (APT) gained prominence due to low specificity of "fresh prick tests" (FPT) with foods, commonly late occurrence of lesions in AD and, thus, the inconsistencies in anamneses, and being the provocative tests time consuming and risky, as well as due to the role of T lymphocytes in the pathophysiology of the disease. In this study, we investigated the relationship of APT and FPT made with food with SCORAD index assessing the disease severity.