title: Serum IgE levels and recurrent abdominal pain in children.
abstract: Serum IgE levels were measured in 25 consecutive children with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) of undetermined cause and 25 consecutive controls of similar age and sex without evidence of RAP, allergy, or parasitic infection. No significant difference in serum IgE levels was demonstreated in children with and without RAP.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E