Open AccessDiscrepancies between the responses to skin prick test to food and respiratory antigens in two subtypes of patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Author(s) -
Rosa Leonôra Salerno Soares,
Hamilton Nunes de Figueiredo,
J. Medeiros Santos,
Rita Oliveira,
Raquel L Godoy,
Felipe Ap Mendonça
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.3044
Subject(s) - irritable bowel syndrome , medicine , gastroenterology , constipation , diarrhea , antigen , immunology
To compare the response to skin prick tests (SPTs) to food antigens (FAs) and inhalant allergens (IAs) in patients with two subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and healthy controls.