Exocrine pancreatic function in chronic urticaria patients is normal.
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.
Barba
A
A
Department of Dermatology, University of Verona, Italy.
Schena
D
D
Chieregato
G C
GC
Riela
A
A
Brocco
G
G
Scuro
L A
LA
Cavallini
G
G
D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002918:Chymotrypsin / Q000032:analysis; D005243:Feces / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D019793:Fluorescein; D005452:Fluoresceins; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010186:Pancreatic Function Tests; D014581:Urticaria / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D062366:para-Aminobenzoates
D005452:Fluoresceins; D062366:para-Aminobenzoates; C006717:bentiromide; D002918:Chymotrypsin; D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid; D019793:Fluorescein