Phytohemagglutinin Skin Test

Preferred Label : Phytohemagglutinin Skin Test;

NCIt synonyms : PHA Skin Test; PHA Test;

NCIt definition : A test used to evaluate patient cell-mediated immune responsiveness. A small amount of the purified plant lectin phytohemagglutinin protein is placed under the skin. For subjects with normal immunity, non-specific lymphocyte proliferation and infiltration is induced at the injection site.;

Details

Origin ID

C129757;

UMLS CUI

C0474783;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Delayed hypersensitivity skin test for phytohemagglutinin (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Delayed hypersensitivity skin test for phytohemagglutinin (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- delayed hypersensitivity skin test for phytohemagglutinin [SNOMED Notion]
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- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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