https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2025.3326
Skin prick test wheal size: a potential predictor of respiratory allergies?
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Published: April 29, 2025
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Dear Editor,
The skin prick test is the most commonly used method for diagnosing IgE-mediated sensitizations in conditions like bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, and food allergies...
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Promoted by the Italian Association of Hospital and Territorial Allergists and Immunologists (AAIITO – Campania region).
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Liccardi, Gennaro, Matteo Martini, Mauro Maniscalco, Maria Beatrice Bilò, Claudio Candia, Lorenzo Cecchi, Carmen Montera, et al. 2025. “Skin Prick Test Wheal Size: A Potential Predictor of Respiratory Allergies?”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, April. https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2025.3326.
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