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- A study compared 100 patients allergic to Trichophyton with 100 control patients to evaluate the effectiveness of skin prick tests, intradermal tests, and specific IgE assays for diagnosing the allergy.
- The findings indicate that using a two-step skin testing method, along with specific IgE tests, provides a more accurate diagnostic approach.
- For those whose allergies persist despite antifungal treatment, specific immunotherapy shows a high success rate and is recommended as a potential treatment option.
Article Abstract
A group of 100 patients with Trichophyton allergy and a control of group of 100 without fungal allergy have been compared in order to evaluate the diagnostic value of skin prick and intradermal tests and assay of Trichophyton specific IgE. The evaluation of sensitivity, specificity efficacy, positive and negative predictive values suggests that skin tests in two steps, prick and intradermal and research of specific IgE must be used to a better diagnostic approach. In cases were allergy is not cleared by antifungal therapy specific immunotherapy is worthwhile to be tried with a great percentage of success.
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