Skin testing for penicillin allergy is the most reliable way to determine if a person is truly allergy to penicillin.

Ninety percent of people will test negative (meaning they do NOT have a penicillin allergy), because they either lost the allergy over time, or they were never allergic in the first place. Challenge testing PENICILLIN DESENSITIZATION
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Take a different antibiotic (Undergo a challenge test (see 'Challenge testing' below Undergo desensitization

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Duplicate drops of skin-test reagent are placed on the volar surface of the forearm. The underlying epidermis is pierced with a 26-gauge needle without drawing blood. An epicutaneous test is positive if the average wheal diameter after 15 minutes is 4 mm larger than that of negative controls; otherwise, the test is negative. The histamine controls should be positive to ensure that results are not falsely negative because of the effect of antihistaminic drugs.

Intradermal Test
If epicutaneous tests are negative, duplicate 0.02-mL intra-dermal injections of negative control and antigen solutions are made into the volar surface of the forearm by using a 26-or 27-gauge needle on a syringe. The diameters of the wheals induced by the injections should be recorded. An intradermal test is positive if the average wheal diameter 15 minutes after injection is >2 mm larger than the initial wheal size and also is >2 mm larger than the negative controls. Otherwise, the tests are negative.