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Intradermal Tests

Medical Definition:	Skin tests in which the sensitizer is injected.
Guide Notes:	NIM
Also Called:	Passive Transfer Test

Intradermal Tests Categories.

	Kveim Test - Intradermal injection of a heated (pasteurized) saline suspension of sarcoid tissue obtained from a sarcoid spleen or lymph node. In patients with active sarcoidosis a dusky red nodule develops slowly over the next few weeks at the injection site. Histologic examination, an essential part of the complete test, reveals sarcoid tissue.
	Skin Test End-Point Titration - A quantitative form of intradermal testing for the relative allergenicity of a substance. It is used to determine the amount of an allergen that will be tolerated in immunotherapy.

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