Interstitial cystitis and silk allergy.
Interstitial cystitis patients often have a history of allergies, and frequently, a history of gynecological or obstetric operative procedures. Silk is a potent antigen, and so it is suggested that the symptomatology of interstitial cystitis is an allergic reaction to buried silk sutures.
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John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21210.
D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D019476:Insect Proteins; D011506:Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D047011:Silk; D013537:Sutures
D000485:Allergens; D019476:Insect Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D047011:Silk