Skin Prick Test
Skin prick testing is an allergy test used to identify allergens responsible for triggering symptoms in allergic diseases. Whilst patch testing is a useful diagnostic test for patients with allergic contact dermatitis, skin prick testing is useful in the diagnosis of other allergies such as aeroallergens causing hay fever, food allergy, latex allergy, drug allergy, and bee and wasp venom allergy.
Skin prick testing with a battery of routine allergens is an important basic procedure in diagnosing allergic diseases. It is simple, carries low risk and is inexpensive to perform.
