Title: intradermal test
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - intradermal test
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13341
Status: current

Definition
Diagnostic test for a possible cause of hypersensitivity in an individual in which a small drop of antigen is placed on a scarified skin surface or injected intradermally.

Note
Production of an immune response in the treated skin represents a positive result.

Related Term
- hypersensitivity: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/13241

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1195 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'intradermal test' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13341
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