{"title":"Patch tests: not a useful tool in diagnosing adverse cutaneous drug reactions","authors":"Sushma Yadav","doi":"10.1097/FAD.0000000000000022","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Summary Cutaneous adverse drug reactions are common in India. We invited this review on the use of patch tests to diagnose these reactions. The findings show that patch tests are of limited value in diagnosing cutaneous adverse drug reactions.","PeriodicalId":39261,"journal":{"name":"Adverse Drug Reaction Bulletin","volume":"302 1","pages":"1167–1170"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2017-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/FAD.0000000000000022","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Adverse Drug Reaction Bulletin","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/FAD.0000000000000022","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Summary Cutaneous adverse drug reactions are common in India. We invited this review on the use of patch tests to diagnose these reactions. The findings show that patch tests are of limited value in diagnosing cutaneous adverse drug reactions.
期刊介绍:
For over 40 years, Adverse Drug Reaction Bulletin has provided comprehensive coverage in the field of adverse drug reactions. Each issue contains an invited article on a topic of current interest, dealing with specific conditions from drug-induced lung disorders to drug-induced sexual dysfunction, or types of drugs from lipid-lowering agents to poisons antidotes. This bimonthly journal"s articles are timely, succinct and fully referenced