Pirquet test


Pir·quet test

(pir-kā'), a cutaneous tuberculin test. See: tuberculin test. Synonym(s): dermotuberculin reaction, Pirquet reaction

Pir·quet test

(pēr-kvet' test) A cutaneous tuberculin test.
See: tuberculin test

Pirquet test

(pir-ka') [Clemens Peter Johann von Pirquet, Austrian pediatrician, 1874–1929] A diagnostic test for tuberculosis in which a small amount of tuberculin is applied to a scarified area of the skin of the arm, used esp. in children. A positive reaction is seen if a pimply red eruption appears several days later at the site of inoculation. See: tine test

Pirquet von Cesenatico,

Clemens P., Austrian physician, 1874-1929. Pirquet reaction - Synonym(s): Pirquet testPirquet test - a cutaneous tuberculin test. Synonym(s): dermotuberculin reaction; Pirquet reaction