Description
Quantitative determination in the blood of specific antibodies, class E immunoglobulins, appearing in the presence of an allergic reaction to lemon. This analysis is used: for the diagnosis of allergic diseases (food allergy, atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, respiratory allergosis); for assessing the risk of developing allergic reactions to lemon. This analysis is prescribed: in the presence of the following symptoms indicating an allergic character when consuming lemons and products in the preparation of which they were used: skin redness and itching, angioedema, rhinoconjunctivitis, laryngeal edema, cough and bronchospasm, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, etc.; in continuously relapsing disease without remission periods; when it is impossible to discontinue drugs for the treatment of the underlying disease, as they may affect the results of skin testing; to children if their parents suffer from allergic diseases; children under the age of 5 (when skin tests cannot be performed); with skin lesions, during the acute period of the disease; with a polyvalent nature of sensitization, when it is not possible to conduct in vivo testing with suspected allergens; in case of a false positive or false negative result of skin testing.
Period of execution
Within 9 days
Biomaterial type