Evaluation of the drug-induced lymphocyte stimulation test for diagnosing mesalazine allergy

Background/AimsMesalazine is an effective drug for treating ulcerative colitis (UC), but causes allergic symptoms in a few cases. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the drug-induced lymphocyte stimulation test (DLST) for the diagnosis of mesalazine allergy.Metho...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Saito, Mari Hayashida, Taro Sato, Shintaro Minowa, Osamu Ikezaki, Tatsuya Mitsui, Miki Miura, Akihito Sakuraba, Tadakazu Hisamatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2018-04-01
Series:Intestinal Research
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Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-16-273.pdf