IgE allergy diagnostics and other relevant tests in allergy, a World Allergy Organization position paper

Currently, testing for immunoglobulin E (IgE) sensitization is the cornerstone of diagnostic evaluation in suspected allergic conditions. This review provides a thorough and updated critical appraisal of the most frequently used diagnostic tests, both in vivo and in vitro. It discusses skin tests, c...

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Main Authors: Ignacio J. Ansotegui, MD, PhD, Giovanni Melioli, MD, Giorgio Walter Canonica, MD, Luis Caraballo, MD, PhD, Elisa Villa, MD, PhD, Motohiro Ebisawa, MD, PhD, Giovanni Passalacqua, MD, Eleonora Savi, MD, Didier Ebo, MD, PhD, R. Maximiliano Gómez, MD, PhD, Olga Luengo Sánchez, MD, PhD, John J. Oppenheimer, MD, Erika Jensen-Jarolim, MD, David A. Fischer, MD, Tari Haahtela, MD, Martti Antila, MD, Jean J. Bousquet, MD, PhD, Victoria Cardona, MD, PhD, Wen Chin Chiang, MBBS, Pascal M. Demoly, MD, PhD, Lawrence M. DuBuske, MD, Marta Ferrer Puga, MD, Roy Gerth van Wijk, MD, PhD, Sandra Nora González Díaz, MD, PhD, Alexei Gonzalez-Estrada, MD, Edgardo Jares, MD, Ayse Füsun Kalpaklioğlu, MD, Luciana Kase Tanno, MD, PhD, Marek L. Kowalski, MD, PhD, Dennis K. Ledford, MD, Olga Patricia Monge Ortega, MD, Mário Morais Almeida, MD, Oliver Pfaar, MD, PhD, Lars K. Poulsen, PhD, Ruby Pawankar, MD, PhD, Harald E. Renz, MD, PhD, Antonino G. Romano, MD, PhD, Nelson A. Rosário Filho, MD, PhD, Lanny Rosenwasser, MD, Mario A. Sánchez Borges, MD, Enrico Scala, MD, Gian-Enrico Senna, MD, Juan Carlos Sisul, MD, Mimi L.K. Tang, MBBS, PHD, Bernard Yu-Hor Thong, MD, Rudolf Valenta, MD, Robert A. Wood, MD, Torsten Zuberbier, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119312360