Kveim antigen

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

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.

Kveim,

Morton Ansgar, Norwegian pathologist, 1892-1966. Kveim antigen - a saline suspension of human sarcoid tissue. Synonym(s): Kveim-Stilzbach antigenKveim test - an intradermal test for the detection of sarcoidosis. Synonym(s): Kveim-Stilzbach test; Nickerson-Kveim testKveim-Stilzbach antigen - Synonym(s): Kveim antigenKveim-Stilzbach test - Synonym(s): Kveim testNickerson-Kveim test - Synonym(s): Kveim test