Atopic dermatitis: methodology of patch tests with house dust mite allergens (Paper).

The article presents the summary of a paper that discusses the methodology of patch tests with house dust mite allergens in patients with atopic dermatitis. Patch tests with house dust mite were performed in twenty students with atopic dermatitis and a positive intracutaneous test. Silver patches with a square Whatman filtration paper 1 x 1 centimeter for 0.03 ml solution and fixation with hypoallergenic tape were used. Two methods of tape stripping were used (Rigorous stripping and moderate stripping).