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HISTAMINE FLARE TEST [1 record]

Record 1 1998-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Human Diseases
  • The Skin
OBS

Histamine phosphate in one drop (1:1000) is placed on an area of normal skin of the patient and pricked with a needle. If the nerve is intact, there will be a weal and an erythematous flare showing that the nerve is intact.

Key term(s)
  • histamine flare test

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Test qui consiste à piquer la peau à travers une goutte d'une solution à 1% d'histamine, ce qui provoque une vasodilatation intense des capillaires.

Spanish

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