Kveim test — «kvaym», a skin test for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. ╂[< M.A. Kveim, a Norwegian physician of the 1900 s] … Useful english dictionary
Kveim test — The Kveim test, Nickerson Kveim or Kveim Siltzbach test is a skin test used to detect sarcoidosis, where part of a spleen from a patient with known sarcoidosis is injected into the skin of a patient suspected to have the disease. If granulomas… … Wikipedia
Kveim-Test — Der Kveim Test (auch „Nickerson Kveim “ oder „Kveim Siltzbach Test“) ist ein medizinischer Hauttest, der zur Diagnostik bei Sarkoidoseverdacht eingesetzt wurde. Er wurde 1941 von dem Osloer Arzt Morten A. Kveim veröffentlicht, jedoch war ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kveim test — A skin test for detecting sarcoidosis, a disease of unknown origin that causes inflammation of body tissues, especially the lungs and skin. The Kveim test involves injecting a preparation derived from sarcoid tissue into the skin. A lump… … Medical dictionary
Kveim test — a test used for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Tissue from a lymph node of a person suffering from the disease is injected intradermally; the development of a granuloma at the injection site indicates that the subject has sarcoidosis [A. Kveim… … The new mediacal dictionary
Nickerson-Kveim test — See under test. * * * Kveim t … Medical dictionary
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Kveim — Morton A., Norwegian physician, *1892. See K. antigen, K. test, K. Siltzbach antigen, K. Siltzbach test, Nickerson K. test … Medical dictionary
Morten Ansgar Kveim — (27 December 1892, Gjerstad – 24 March 1966) was a Norwegian pathologist remembered for describing the Kveim test. He qualified in medicine in 1925, and worked in a number of small towns in Norway. After 1929 he worked in the department of… … Wikipedia
prueba de Nickerson-Kveim — Eng. Nickerson Kveim test Ver prueba de Kveim Stilzbach … Diccionario de oftalmología