Exocrine pancreatic function in chronic urticaria patients is normal |
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Authors: | A Barba D Schena G C Chieregato A Riela G Brocco L A Scuro G Cavallini |
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Institution: | Department of Dermatology, University of Verona, Italy. |
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Abstract: | 25 patients with chronic urticaria suspected to be of 'alimentary origin', were studied for a quantitative or qualitative deficiency of pancreatic enzyme secretion. All showed a normal fecal chymotrypsin excretion and 23/25 a normal bentiromide (PABA) and pancreolauryl test. In 2 females the urinary PABA and pancreolauryl tests were borderline pathological. This does not support the hypothesis that a pancreatic deficiency (of the kind which could be identified with the methods used) is associated with chronic urticaria in patients in whom improvement of urticaria occurs under a hydric or low antigenic diet. |
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