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Thorax 55:S70-S71 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.suppl_2.S70
  • Original article

Aspirin induced adverse skin reactions: new pathophysiological aspects

Table 1

De novo production of sulfidoleukotrienes (SLT) in patients with positive and negative oral provocation test (OPT) to aspirin

SLT (pg/ml)
OPT positive1-150 OPT negative1-150
C5a (10–7 M) n = 18 n = 66
 Mean 692 117
 Median 583 79
 Min–max 45–2010 0–549
p<0.0001
PAF (10–5M) n = 8 n = 32
 Mean 371 56
 Median 300 45
 Min–max 141–647 0–198
p<0.0001
fMLP (10–6 M) n = 8 n = 32
 Mean 444 123
 Median 582 84
 Min–max 11–848 0–647
p<0.01
  • PAF = platelet activating factor; fMLP = f-Met-Leu-Phe.

  • 1-150 Randomly selected patients with a history of adverse skin reaction to aspirin.

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