Tuberculin, Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) (Injection)
Brand Names : Aplisol, Aplitest, Tuberculin PPD TINE TEST, Tubersol
Before Having This TestIn deciding to use a diagnostic test, the risks of the test must be weighed
against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make.
For tuberculin PPD, the following should be considered:
Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or
allergic reaction to tuberculin PPD. Also tell your health care professional
if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives,
or dyes.
Pregnancy - Studies on the effects in pregnancy have not been
done in either humans or animals. However, pregnancy may affect your reaction
to the test. Before you receive tuberculin PPD, make sure your doctor knows
if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.
Breast-feeding - It is not known whether tuberculin PPD passes into
the breast milk. However, tuberculin PPD has not been reported to cause problems
in nursing babies.
Children - Although there is no specific information comparing
use of tuberculin PPD in children with use in other age groups, this diagnostic
test is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in children
than it does in adults.
Older adults - Reactions to tuberculin PPD in older patients may
be more likely to develop slowly and may not reach the peak effect until after
72 hours.
Other medicines - Although certain medicines should not be used
together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together
even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to
change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care
professional if you are taking any other prescription or non prescription
(over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine, including steroids.
Other medical problems - The presence of other medical
problems may affect the use of tuberculin PPD. Make sure you tell your doctor
if you have any other medical problems, especially:
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Positive tuberculin reaction (previous) - The reaction to tuberculin
PPD may be severe, possibly causing sores on the skin where the test is given
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