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SAN FRANCISCO -- Patch testing for delayed-type cutaneous allergy needn't be arduous for the clinician or the patient, Dr. Peter C. Schalock said.
He and Dr. Kathryn A. Zug, both of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H, compiled their favorite tricks of the trade, gathered from 10 years of experience in a patch testing clinic. At the annual meeting of the American Contact Dermatitis Society, Dr. Schalock presented the following:
1. Emphasize patient education before the patch testing visit. Have an assistant call referred patients in advance of the appointment to give an initial description of patch testing, take a detailed history, and remind the...
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