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Rubbing test
The rubbing test is thiser harmless and a relatively immune skin test which is only suitable for patients which extremely sensitively react to allergens. Becoming no commercial test solutions used but the natural substance as raw material (so e.g. animal hairs, fruit types or nuts).
The substance to be tested is multiply to and fro rubbed on the skin of the forearm. A physiological salt solution (0.9% natriumchlorid) for comparison purposes also is put cream on into the skin on the other forearm side as a so-called empty control with which a cotton wool swab is watered. After approx. 20 minutes the allergist examines the skin reaction thoroughly in the appropriate skin places and the test result judges. This one the reaction is positive, small red wheals arise on the skin area already after short time after and after to a reddened plane flow together. If the skin hasn't reacted in the rubbing place, the test result is negative. The physiological salt solution also doesn't cause any skin reaction. Since the test isn't very sensitive, it isn't particularly reliable. A negative result doesn't mean much, a positive result is however clear! The rubbing test is primarily appropriate if an intense allergic reaction which harmlessly then goes here had to be expected.
Against the tormenting pruritus, this one in the rubbing places on the skin (antihistamine e.g., Fenistil) arises, are of prurituses calming ointment Help.
Substances which allergic reactions and thus allergic complaints soothe or prevent are respect
antihistamines and corticosteroids. A rubbing test is planned to the diagnostics of an allergy, the test result must at least medicines, 4 days, be with these substances removedly in front of the examination since otherwise this is distorted, negative false called the flat from is reason is said. Furthermore medicines, the beta 2-Stimulators (asthma means), glucocorticoide as well as antibiotics may be taken.
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