Description
Quantitative determination of specific antibodies, class E immunoglobulins, in blood, appearing in the presence of an allergic reaction to banana. This test is used: for the diagnosis of allergic diseases (food allergy, atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, respiratory allergosis); to assess the risk of developing allergic reactions to banana. This test is prescribed: in the presence of the following symptoms indicating an allergic character when eating bananas and products prepared using bananas: skin redness and itching, angioedema, rhinoconjunctivitis, laryngeal edema, cough and bronchospasm, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, etc.; in continuously recurrent disease without periods of remission; 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; to children under the age of 5 (if skin tests cannot be performed); with lesions of the skin, in 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 skin test result.
Period of execution
Within 4 days. The specified time does not include the day of biomaterial collection
Biomaterial type