The back is usually the area of skin where the patch test is performed. The patch consists of a variety of different allergens which are applied in little dots on an adhesive sheet. Each patch is ...

In our study, the patients with the best clinical outcomes were the ones who had strong or extreme reactions on patch testing. In contrast, only 2 of 4 patients with questionable or weak patch ...

Patch testing is currently used in clinical practice ... are characteristically sharply circumscribed to the contact area • Usually there is absence of distant lesions, but sometimes dermatitis ...