| Literature DB >> 8505746 |
Y W Chia1, R Carachi, A A Armstrong, G W McGarry, D Carrington.
Abstract
Serum alpha-interferon levels were analysed in 50 consecutive children admitted with right iliac fossa pain. Serum alpha-interferon levels were significantly raised in 33% of children without acute appendicitis when compared to 5.7% of children with histologically proven acute appendicitis and 9% of normal controls. This interesting phenomenon needs further investigation. A larger series may show it to be of clinical use in non-specific abdominal pain in childhood.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8505746 PMCID： PMC1293999 DOI： 10.1177/014107689308600505
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J R Soc Med ISSN： 0141-0768 Impact factor: 18.000