Pathergy test

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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]

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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.

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Associated Conditions

• The following disorders are associated with positive pathergy test:
  • 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