Skin prick testing is an allergy test used to identify allergens responsible for triggering symptoms in allergic diseases. Whilst patch testing is a useful diagnostic test for patients with allergic contact dermatitis, skin prick testing is useful in the diagnosis of other allergies such as aeroallergens causing hay fever, food allergy, latex allergy, drug allergy, and bee and wasp venom allergy.

Skin prick testing is most often used to demonstrate atopy. Atopy is characterised by an overactive immune response to environmental factors and has a strong genetic component. It usually manifests clinically as one or more of the characteristic disorders of asthma, eczema, or hay fever (rhinitis). The results from skin prick tests can be used to guide the management of patients with asthma and hay fever, for example, to paln desensitisation to a certain allergen, removal of a family pet, removal of carpets, and avoidance of certain foods. It is also useful in patients with bee and wasp stings, and acute urticaria, especially if immunotherapy is being considered.

Skin prick testing techniques
Skin prick tests are usually performed on the inner forearm. Any number of allergens can be tested, as few as 3 or 4 or up to about 25 allergens. The following is a brief overview of how the test is performed.

Clean arm with soap and water or alcohol.
The forearm is coded with a skin marker pen corresponding to the number of allergens being tested. Marks should be at least 2 cm apart.
A drop of allergen solution is placed beside each mark.
A small prick through the drop is made to the skin using a sterile prick lancet. A new lancet must be used for each allergen tested.
Excess allergen solution is dabbed off with a tissue.
Observe skin reactions – if a reaction occurs it should do so within 20–30 minutes.

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