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Abstract
Environmentally induced canine atopic dermatitis (cAD) is a common genetically predisposed cutaneous inflammatory and pruritic disease typically mediated by immunoglobulin E directed against environmental allergens. Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is a safe, causative, and long-term therapy for cAD. Intradermal allergy testing (IDAT) and serum allergy testing (SAT), in conjunction with a clinical history that shows the seasonality of cAD, are utilized to formulate AIT. However, there is a need for a better understanding of the correlation between IDAT and SAT and the correlation between clinical history and allergy testing results, as this information may help veterinary dermatologists formulate a more successful AIT. The study presented here provides an in-depth analysis of the correlation between IDAT and SAT and the correlation between clinical history and allergy testing results since there is scarce information about this.