Combo Pack for Allergic Skin Prick Test & Skin Test for Food Allergies
Allergic Skin Prick Test
A skin prick test is also called a puncture or scratch test. It checks for immediate allergic reactions to as many as different substances simultaneously. This test usually identifies allergies to pollen, mold, pet dander, dust mites, foods, and others. In adults, the test is usually done on the forearm. However, children might be tested on the upper back.
Allergy skin tests aren't painful. This type of testing uses needles (lancets) that barely penetrate the skin's surface. No bleeding rather just a feeling of mild, momentary discomfort.
After cleaning the test site with alcohol, the nurse draws small marks on your skin and applies a drop of allergen extract next to each mark. The nurse then uses a lancet to prick the extracts into the skin's surface. A new lancet is used for each allergen.
For the “Allergic Skin Prick Test”, clients/patients have to keep themselves intact and avoid applying antipruritics, abirritants, or anti-itch drugs for a week before the test day, and the test results will be accurately informed within 30 minutes.
Food allergy test by skin testing
Skin prick tests for food allergy are conducted by an allergist/dermatologist and results are given within 15-30 minutes. The test is usually done on the forearm or back by pricking the skin with a small, sterile probe that contains a tiny amount of the food allergen. This sort of test is not painful but can be uncomfortable (mostly itchy), and is considered positive if a weal (resembling a mosquito bite bump) develops at the site. The size of a weal does not necessarily predict how severe your reaction might be if you eat that food.
For the “Skin Test for Food Allergies”, clients/patients have to keep themselves intact and avoid applying antipruritics, abirritants, or anti-itch drugs for a week before the test day, and the test results will be accurately informed within 30 minutes.
Terms and Conditions
- The above price excludes the doctor and hospital service fees.
- This package is valid until 31 December 2023.
- For more information and advance appointments, please contact BPK9 hot line 1745 Ext BPK9 Ear Nose Throat (ENT) Center, 2nd floor.
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