A skin test is a medical test in which a substance is injected into the
skin
Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation.
Other cuticle, animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have diffe ...
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Casoni test
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Corneometry
Corneometry is a widely practiced method for the measurement of skin hydration. It uses a capacitive sensor to measure the relative permittivity
The relative permittivity (in older texts, dielectric constant) is the permittivity of a material ...
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Dick test
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Names
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Fernandez reaction
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Frei test
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Hair perforation test The hair perforation test, also known as an ''in vitro'' hair perforation test, is a laboratory test used to help distinguish the isolates of dermatophytes, such as ''Trichophyton mentagrophytes'' and its variants. The test is performed by placing a ...
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Kveim test
The Kveim test, Nickerson-Kveim or Kveim-Siltzbach test is a skin test used to detect sarcoidosis, where part of a spleen from a patient with known sarcoidosis is injected into the skin of a patient suspected to have the disease. If non caseating ...
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Leishmanin skin test
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Lepromin
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Patch test
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Schick test
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Skin allergy test
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Sweat diagnostics
Sweat diagnostics is an emerging non-invasive technique used to provide insights to the health of the human body. Common sweat diagnostic tests include testing for cystic fibrosis and illicit drugs. Most testing of human sweat is in reference to ...
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Sweat test
The sweat test measures the concentration of chloride that is excreted in sweat. It is used to screen for cystic fibrosis (CF). Due to defective chloride channels (CFTR), the concentration of chloride in sweat is elevated in individuals with CF.
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Tine test
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Transepidermal water loss
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Trichoscopy
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