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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Compared with group B, after the treatment and at the end of the study, in children treated with sulphurous thermal water, the serum concentration of IgE was significantly (p < 0. 05) lower (75. 13 + / -27. 1 mg/dl vs 96. 87 + / -41. 3 mg/dl ; 74. 23 + / -26. 2 mg/dl vs 98. 24 + / -42. 7 mg/dl), IgA titers were higher (238. 14 + / -122. 1 mg/dl vs 218. 62 + / -115. 8 mg/dl ; 239. 72 + / -119. 7 mg/dl vs 210. 46 + / -107. 3 mg/dl), serum concentrations of IgG and IgM unchanged, VAS scores presented a significant (p < 0. 05) improvement (1. 8 + / -0. 19 vs 6. 8 + / -0. 54 ; 1. 9 + / -0. 21 vs 6. 9 + / -0. 61), NMTT was normal (11. 15 + / -1. 59 min vs 17. 63 + / -2. 17 ; 11. 25 + / -2. 10 min vs 17. 77 + / -2. 19 min) and frequency, duration, severity and social impact of RURT episodes were significantly (p < 0. 05) lower.