Allergen Skin Prick Testing
Foods
Egg White (Chicken) Gallus gallus
Cow’s Whole Milk Bos taurus
Shrimp Crangon penaeus
Peanut Mix Arachis hypogaea
Animals
Cat Hair Felis domesticus
Dog Epithelium Canis lupus familiaris
Horse Epithelium Equus caballus
Feather Mix (Chicken, Duck, Goose)
Trees
Acacia Acacia longifolia
Eucalyptus (Blue Gum) Eucalyptus globulus
Mite & Insects
Dust Mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Dust Mite Dermatophagoides farina
Cockroach Mix (America, German)
Grass
Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon
Johnson Grass, Sorghum Halepense
Rye, Perennial Lolium perenne
Bahia Grass Paspalum notatum
Moulds
Cladosporium cladosporioides (Hormodendrum cladosporioides)
Aspergillus niger
Aspergillus fumigatus
Alternaria alternate Alternaria tenus
Penicillium notatum
Prior to your test you will need to withhold from using any antihistamines for 72 hours
Please inform staff at the time of booking if you are taking prednisolone
Note: Mood stabilisers (e.g. Endep, Avanza) can cause a false negative test
During the test you will need to sit with your arm extended out on a pillow. The scientist will need to draw on your arm to allocate areas for each skin allergen to be applied. The scientist will then apply a drop of each allergen and then using a small needle, prick the skin to introduce the allergen. The second allergen applied is a positive control which will become itchy, so don’t be alarmed as this is meant to happen. The positive control will be measured after 10 minutes and the allergens will be measured after 20 minutes.
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