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Docs, could a positive allergy test be wrong?
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Yes: If it was a skin test that resulted in a welt formation its less likely to be false positive. The tests where blood is drawn an they count histamine response to different agents often gives results that you do not have in daily living. The large plasma panels often give results stating wheat allergy, nut allergy, tomato allergy yet you eat bread, nuts and pizza every day. It may not be true
Answered 7/3/2014
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