Morning check up: âpatch testingâ for allergies
Morning checkup 4-21-21 By 7 News Staff | April 21, 2021 at 10:14 AM EDT - Updated April 21 at 10:14 AM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Do you suspect you have allergies? Do you have dermatitis or inflamed patches of skin that have been present for a long time despite treatment?
Samaritan Medical Centerâs Dermatology department may have answers for you. Theyâre doing âpatch testingâ for 86 allergins (things which can cause allergies). Patch testing involves placing panels on your back, where they remain for a couple of days and are then removed and read.
This testing is best for those patients with recurrent issues with inflamed skin â pink patches that look like eczema or dermatitis â imagine poison ivy.