Controversies in Allergy: Is Skin Testing Required Prior to Drug Challenges?

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Feb;7(2):412-417. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.09.008. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

Authors

Eric Macy¹, Luis Felipe Ensina²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Allergy, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, Calif. Electronic address: eric.m.macy@kp.org.
² Division of Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 30314958
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.09.008

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Drug Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
Humans
Risk Assessment
Skin Tests*