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February 23, 2024
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| Preferred Name | Skin Test | |
| Synonyms |
Skin Test skin test |
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| Definitions |
A preparation of an antigenic component of an infectious agent that is administered to a patient in order to determine whether previous exposure to the agent has occurred, and/or to assess the integrity of the patient's cellular immune system. Depending on the clinical situation, the appearance of a delayed (cellular) hypersensitivity response, which manifests as an area of induration and erythema at the injection site, i.e. a positive test result, may indicate previous exposure to a particular infectious agent. (NCI04) |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17137 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A test for an immune response to a compound by placing it on or under the skin.
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| code |
C17137
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CTRP
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| DEFINITION |
A preparation of an antigenic component of an infectious agent that is administered to a patient in order to determine whether previous exposure to the agent has occurred, and/or to assess the integrity of the patient's cellular immune system. Depending on the clinical situation, the appearance of a delayed (cellular) hypersensitivity response, which manifests as an area of induration and erythema at the injection site, i.e. a positive test result, may indicate previous exposure to a particular infectious agent. (NCI04)
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| Display_Name |
Skin Test
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| FULL_SYN |
Skin Test skin test
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| label |
Skin Test
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Skin_Test
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| Preferred_Name |
Skin Test
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C17137
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| Semantic_Type |
Diagnostic Procedure
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0037296
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