Abstract
Twenty adult patients affected by atopic dermatitis (AD) were submitted to the p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) test in order to evaluate the proteolytic pancreatic function. All but one showed a normal PABA test. These results seem to exclude a proteolytic maldigestion as a pathogenetic factor in AD.
MeSH terms
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4-Aminobenzoic Acid*
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Adult
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Chymotrypsin / physiology*
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Dermatitis, Atopic / blood
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Dermatitis, Atopic / etiology*
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Dermatitis, Atopic / pathology
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Female
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Food Hypersensitivity / complications
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Food Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
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Food Hypersensitivity / enzymology
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin E / blood
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Male
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Pancreatic Diseases / complications
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Pancreatic Diseases / diagnosis*
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Pancreatic Diseases / enzymology
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Severity of Illness Index
Substances
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Immunoglobulin E
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Chymotrypsin
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4-Aminobenzoic Acid