The Kveim test in Crohn's disease

The Kveim test in Crohn's disease

Kveim tests were done in forty-eight patients with Crohn's disease. Of forty-five with definite or probable Crohn's disease, twenty-three had a positive Kveim test. This finding could be explained: (1) By cross-reactivity between sarcoidosis and Crohn's disease antigens; (2) By an aet...

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Veröffentlicht in:Postgraduate medical journal 1970-08, Vol.46 (538), p.491-494
Hauptverfasser: Mitchell, D. N., Dyer, N. C., Cannon, P., Hinson, K. F. W., Willoughby, J. M. T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Crohn Disease - immunology
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis - diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - immunology
Skin Tests
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Zusammenfassung:Kveim tests were done in forty-eight patients with Crohn's disease. Of forty-five with definite or probable Crohn's disease, twenty-three had a positive Kveim test. This finding could be explained: (1) By cross-reactivity between sarcoidosis and Crohn's disease antigens; (2) By an aetiological agent common to the two diseases, or (3) By a property of the Kveim test material used in testing.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.46.538.491