Skin test is a method of medical diagnosis that attempts to provoke a small, controlled, allergic response. Evaluation of the patch test depends on visual assessment so it is not an objective method, because it does concern only skin surface and difficulties like changes in skin pigmentation, atopic skin, black race skin or delayed reaction may occur. Studies with use of thermography confirm that skin surface allergic reaction is strictly connected with temperature increasing at that area so such technique may be the key for impartial evaluation. Carried out tests, also confirmed information from literature review, that large intervals between allergens must be kept.

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Infrared thermography is not commonly used in dermatological and allergological diagnostics, but as a noninvasive, non-contact and relatively cheap measurement technique may be a valuable tool for future interpretation of various medical examination results. In our research we focus on application of infrared thermography for evaluation of patch test results used in contact dermatitis diagnostics. We develop and test the procedure of data acquisition for tests performed on patients, which allows to check the difference in skin temperature at regions where patch tests were incubated in comparison to the neighbouring skin regions and reference temperature.

Infrared thermography is not commonly used in allergological diagnostics. In our research we focus on application of infrared thermography for evaluation of patch test results, which is acknowledged as the gold standard and commonly used in contact dermatitis diagnostics. Evaluation of this tests do concern only skin surface because it depends on visual assessment thus it cannot be treated as an objective method. We develop the procedure of data acquisition for tests performed on patients, which allows to check the difference in skin temperature at regions where patch tests were incubated in comparison to the neighbouring skin regions and reference temperature.