System and method for automatic reading of an allergy

A method of automatic reading skin for an allergy to a substance, comprising the steps of:

• using a consumable member, depositing possible allergenic substance at least on or under the skin, wherein the consumable member is divided into elementary areas (86), each said elementary area comprising a different respective possible allergenic substance, each said elementary area further comprising a depositing part (145) that deposits the corresponding possible allergenic substance at least on or under the skin;
• waiting for a minimum prescribed time to elapse sufficient for a skin reaction to appear, without exceeding a time before the skin reaction disappears;
• using a consumer electronics device (4) comprising i) an objective and capable of acquiring at least one image by digital means and ii) a further part producing data in relation with said at least one acquired image, acquiring an image of the skin corresponding to each possible allergenic substance respectively deposited by each said elementary area of the consumable member, wherein an area of the skin corresponding to each said elementary area of the consumable member is identifiable in the image taken by said consumer electronics device (4);
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• using an electronic image processing device or a data processing device that processes said data in connection with said at least one acquired image with the purpose of producing information in relation with at least one characteristic of the skin, for the image of the skin taken by said consumer electronics device (4), i) localizing the location where each depositing part has deposited the possible allergenic substance during the application and ii) providing information in relation with a sensitivity of the skin, as indicated by a visible reaction, to the possible allergenic substance at each localized location, said information being used to identify the substance for which the skin is allergic.