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Inflammatory bowel disease in relation to contact allergy: a patient-based study.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 May 2007
Engkilde Kåre, Menné Torkil, Johansen Jeanne Duus
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has previously been investigated with relation to allergic conditions; however, diverging results were found and there are only a few small studies focusing on delayed hypersensitivity. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there was an association between contact allergy (CA), which is a type IV hypersensitivity reaction of the skin, and IBD. MATERIAL AND...
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