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* The '''pathergy test''', is a non-specific skin reaction to trauma that is observed in patients with Behçet’s disease. This reaction is classified as a hypersensitivity reaction. The positive pathergy test is one of the minor diagnostic criteria of Behçet’s disease. | |||
* The positive pathergy test is one of the minor diagnostic criteria of Behçet’s disease. | |||
==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
* '''Negative Result:''' | * '''Negative Result:''' | ||
* '''Positive Result:''' | * '''Positive Result:''' | ||
==Associated Conditions== | |||
*The following disorders are associated with positive pathergy test:<ref name="BakerSmith2011">{{cite journal|last1=Baker|first1=M. R.|last2=Smith|first2=E. V.|last3=Seidi|first3=O. A.|title=Pathergy test|journal=Practical Neurology|volume=11|issue=5|year=2011|pages=301–302|issn=1474-7758|doi=10.1136/practneurol-2011-000072}}</ref> | |||
** Behçet’s disease | |||
** Pyoderma gangernosum | |||
** Sweet’s syndrome | |||
** Atypical eosinophilic pustular folliculitis | |||
** Neonates with Down’s syndrome | |||
** Myeloproliferative disorders | |||
** Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | |||
** Chronic myeloid leukemia treated with interferon α | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]
Synonyms and keywords:
Overview
- The pathergy test, is a non-specific skin reaction to trauma that is observed in patients with Behçet’s disease. This reaction is classified as a hypersensitivity reaction. The positive pathergy test is one of the minor diagnostic criteria of Behçet’s disease.
- The positive pathergy test is one of the minor diagnostic criteria of Behçet’s disease.
Procedure
- Negative Result:
- Positive Result:
Associated Conditions
- The following disorders are associated with positive pathergy test:[1]
- Behçet’s disease
- Pyoderma gangernosum
- Sweet’s syndrome
- Atypical eosinophilic pustular folliculitis
- Neonates with Down’s syndrome
- Myeloproliferative disorders
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Chronic myeloid leukemia treated with interferon α
References
- ↑ Baker, M. R.; Smith, E. V.; Seidi, O. A. (2011). "Pathergy test". Practical Neurology. 11 (5): 301–302. doi:10.1136/practneurol-2011-000072. ISSN 1474-7758.