Kveim an·ti·gen

(kvīm),

a saline suspension of human sarcoid tissue prepared from the spleen of an individual with active sarcoidosis; used in the Kveim test.

Synonym(s): Kveim-Siltzbach antigen

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Kveim an·ti·gen

(kvīm an'tĭ-jen)

A saline suspension of human sarcoid tissue prepared from the spleen of a person with active sarcoidosis; used in the Kveim test.

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Kveim,

Morton Ansgar, Norwegian pathologist, 1892-1966.

Kveim antigen - a saline suspension of human sarcoid tissue. Synonym(s): Kveim-Stilzbach antigen

Kveim test - an intradermal test for the detection of sarcoidosis. Synonym(s): Kveim-Stilzbach test; Nickerson-Kveim test

Kveim-Stilzbach antigen - Synonym(s): Kveim antigen

Kveim-Stilzbach test - Synonym(s): Kveim test

Nickerson-Kveim test - Synonym(s): Kveim test

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