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florinef and skin testing
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florinef and skin testing
by rbird, Jun 18, 2008 06:22PM
my daughter has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome/chronic fatigue syndrome. she has been on Florinef for about 4 months. her dose at first was 0.1 mg and 4 weeks ago it was increased to 0.2 mg once a day.
Yesterday we saw an allergist/immunologist. they did skin testing on her. when they injected the histamine(?) into her arm for a test dose, she reacted. it itched and turned red and a small weal appeared. when they did the full skin testing - all over her back - nothing reacted, not even the control. Could the Florinef cause this? he wants to do some other immunological blood work, would it be helpful if she's on the florinef?
thanks so much for your time.
rbird
Yesterday we saw an allergist/immunologist. they did skin testing on her. when they injected the histamine(?) into her arm for a test dose, she reacted. it itched and turned red and a small weal appeared. when they did the full skin testing - all over her back - nothing reacted, not even the control. Could the Florinef cause this? he wants to do some other immunological blood work, would it be helpful if she's on the florinef?
thanks so much for your time.
rbird
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish Health, Jun 20, 2008 12:20PM
, Jun 20, 2008 12:20PM
It is unlikely that the skin tests were negative because of the Florinef® (fludrocortisone), since she reacted to the histamine, which is the positive control. The control that she did not react to would most likely have been the saline, which is the negative control.
