Study of the role of serum folic acid in atopic dermatitis: A correlation with serum IgE and disease severity

• Auteurs principaux: Maha A Shaheen (Auteur), Enas AS Attia (Auteur), Manal L Louka (Auteur), Nashwa Bareedy (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Background : Most atopic dermatitis (AD) patients have elevated serum immunoglobulin E (IgE). Impaired folic acid (FA) metabolism was found to reduce the intracellular methyl donor pool, associated with a higher prevalence of atopy. Aim : To assess serum IgE and FA in AD patients and to correlate th...