| Literature DB >> 3348966 |
K E Virvidakis1, J D Brokalakis, P N Singhellakis, T D Mountokalakis.
Abstract
Intestinal calcium absorption increased significantly following 14 days of treatment with photochemotherapy (PUVA) in seven patients with chronic psoriasis. Irradiation with UVA alone over a similar period did not result in significant changes in calcium absorption in an additional seven psoriatic patients. These findings suggest that the increase in serum 25-OH vitamin D levels previously reported in patients treated by PUVA may have important biological consequences.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3348966 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1988.tb01777.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Dermatol ISSN: 0007-0963 Impact factor: 9.302