Patch tests - allergy
Alternative names
Allergy testing; Scratch tests - allergy; Skin tests - allergy; RAST test
Definition
Allergy tests are any of several tests, blood, protocols, or challenge, used to determine the substance(s) to which a person is allergic.
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