Kveim test

Kveim test

noun \ˈkvām-\

Definition of KVEIM TEST

: an intradermal test for sarcoidosis in which an antigen prepared from the lymph nodes or spleen of human sarcoidosis patients is injected intracutaneously and which is positive when an infiltrated area, papule, nodule, or superficial necrosis appears around the site of injection or a skin biopsy yields typical tubercles and giant cell formations upon histological examination

Biographical Note for KVEIM TEST

Kveim, Morten Ansgar (1892–1966), Norwegian physician. Kveim introduced his test for sarcoidosis in 1941.