Serum Alpha Interferon in Children with Right Iliac Fossa Pain
- 1 May 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Vol. 86 (5) , 259-260
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014107689308600505
Abstract
Serum α-interferon levels were analysed in 50 consecutive children admitted with right iliac fossa pain. Serum α-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.Keywords
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