TY  - JOUR
T1  - FOlate losses from the skin in exfoliative dermatitis
AU  - Hild DH
Y1  - 1969/01/01
N1  - 10.1001/archinte.1969.00300110053009
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 51
EP  - 54
VL  - 123
IS  - 1
N2  - Nine patients with chronic exfoliative dermatitis were studied in order to delineate the problem of folate loss and absorption in this condition. Low serum folate activity was found in six patients. The folate content of exfoliated skin was compared with values obtained from normal skin, and a four- to six-fold increase was observed. At least 5μg to 20μg of folate activity were lost daily in the exfoliated skin from these patients. The gastrointestinal absorption of folic acid was normal in the three patients in which this was studied. It is shown that significantly large folate losses occur from skin sloughing in exfoliative dermatitis.
SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinte.1969.00300110053009
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1969.00300110053009
ER  -