Serum alpha interferon in children with right iliac fossa pain.
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.
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow, Scotland.
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Chia
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Carachi
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Armstrong
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McGarry
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Carrington
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000032:analysis*; D008640:Mesenteric Lymphadenitis / Q000097:blood
D016898:Interferon-alpha