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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
To study the usefulness of urinary 1-methylhistamine and serum tryptase concentration as monitoring parameters in clinical settings, we investigated 32 children with atopic dermatitis and suspected food allergy during oral food challenges with eggs and cow's milk. Urinary 1-methylhistamine (MH) excretion increased significantly within 1 h after positive oral food challenges (p < 0.006), but showed considerable variation in negative challenges. MH seems to be a sensitive parameter (92.8%), but its specificity is insufficient (37.7%). In the group of 16 positive oral food challenges serum tryptase concentration increased significantly (p < 0.02) directly after provocation and remained elevated up to 2 h after provocation. No variation was observed in negative challenges or nonatopic controls. Serum tryptase concentration seems to be specific for marked clinical reactions after oral food challenges (100%), but its sensitivity was low (25%) and not superior to evaluation by clinical means. We conclude that, despite positive results for the group of children, MH and serum tryptase concentrations are not useful parameters for monitoring oral food challenges in an individual child due to insufficient sensitivity and specificity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1018-2438
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
348-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Serum tryptase and urinary 1-methylhistamine as parameters for monitoring oral food challenges in children.
pubmed:affiliation
University Children's Hospital, Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't