| Kveim test |
To diagnose sarcoidosis A biopsy is taken from the site of previous inoculation of splenic material from a patient with sarcoid. A granulomatous lesion is a positive result.
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| Kveim a. |
a saline suspension of human sarcoid tissue prepared from the spleen or lymph nodes of a patient with active sarcoidosis.
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| Kveim t. |
(for sarcoidosis): a skin test using antigen from human sarcoid tissue injected intradermally; any palpable nodule developing at the inoculation site within 6 weeks is biopsied, and histopathologic evidence of epithelioid cell granulomas constitutes a positive reaction. The test is positive in about 60 to 80 per cent of patients.
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