The Relationships Between Allergic Skin Test and Chemiluminescent Assay in Alllergic Rhinitis Patients |
Yong Dae Kim, MD, Woo Jong Yoo, MD, Myung Kee Min, MD, Jang Su Suh, MD, and Kei Won Song, MD |
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Yeungnam University, College of Medicine, Taegu, Korea |
알레르기성 비염환자에서 화학발광법과 피부반응검사와의 관계 |
기용대 · 유우종 · 민명기 · 서장수 · 송계원 |
영남대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
Among the diagnosis of allergic disease, the skin test has been the most commonly used method. Recently, newly developed chemiluminescent assay is used for determination of serum specific IgE. Chemiluminescent assay is rapid, easy to perform, reproducible and cost effective in comparison to radioimmunoassay technique. In our studies, we evaluated allergic skin test and chemiluminescent assay to house dust, D. farinae, D. pteronyssinus and mugwort pollen in 74 patients of allergic rhinitis. The results came out good relationships between two different methods. The chemiluminescent assay could offer a valuable method for mass screening of serum specific IgE antibody to common inhalant allergens.
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Keywords:
Allergic rhinitisㆍAllergic skin testㆍChemiluminescent assay(MAST). |
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