MeSH definition : Intradermal injection of a heated (pasteurized) saline suspension of sarcoid tissue
obtained from a sarcoid spleen or lymph node. In patients with active sarcoidosis
a dusky red nodule develops slowly over the next few weeks at the injection site.
Histologic examination, an essential part of the complete test, reveals sarcoid tissue.;
MeSH synonym : test, kveim;
CISMeF synonym : kveim;
MeSH annotation : for diag of sarcoidosis;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kveim test;
Intradermal injection of a heated (pasteurized) saline suspension of sarcoid tissue
obtained from a sarcoid spleen or lymph node. In patients with active sarcoidosis
a dusky red nodule develops slowly over the next few weeks at the injection site.
Histologic examination, an essential part of the complete test, reveals sarcoid tissue.